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Avenbury
Avenbury is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is on the A465, just south of Bromyard, and by the River Frome. The population of this parish at the 2011 Census was 225. History Avenbury was mentioned on the Domesday Book. The village that was centred on the church of St Mary has now disappeared leaving the parish consisting of a series of farms and hamlets. In the post-medieval period the village had a barn and several lime kilns as well as houses. Parish church The church was founded ca. 840 AD but rebuilt in Norman times; the tower was built in the 13th century. The church was closed in 1931. Many of the Baskerville family are buried in the churchyard. Three of the bells were rehung in St Andrew by the Wardrobe, London, in 1933. In May 2007 the church, which had been acquired by a pagan and artist named Leszek Skuriat in the 1970s was put up for sale and a trust created to buy it for preservation. In June 2009 St Mary's church was bought by a local archaeologist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromyard
Bromyard is a town in Herefordshire, England, in the valley of the River Frome. It lies near the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered buildings, including some of the pubs, and the parish church is Norman. For centuries, there was a thriving livestock market. The town is twinned with Athis-de-l'Orne, Normandy. History Bromyard is mentioned in Bishop Cuthwulf's charter of c. 840. Cudwulf established a ''monasterium'' at ''Bromgeard'' behind a 'thorny enclosure' with the permission of King Behrtwulf, King of the Mercians. Ealdorman Aelfstan, the local magnate, was granted between 500 and 600 acres of land for a ''villa'' beside the River Frome. The settlement in the Plegelgate Hundred was allocated 30 hides for 'the gap n the forestwhere the deer play.' The county court assembly was on Flaggoner's Green, now a hill in the modern borough and where the cricket club is situated. 42 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Marys Church (Remains Of), Avenbury (geograph 2042326)
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary the Virgin's Church, St. Mary Church, Saint Mary Church, or other variations on the name, is a commonly used name for specific churches of various Christian denominations. Notable uses of the term may refer to: Albania * St. Mary's Monastery Church, Dhivër * St. Mary's Church, Elbasan * St. Mary's Monastery, Goranxi * St. Mary's Church, Himarë * St. Mary's Monastery, Kakome * St. Mary's Monastery Church, Koshovicë * St. Mary Church, Krujë * St. Mary's Monastery Church, Lubonjë * St. Mary's Church, Maligrad * St. Mary's Church, Mbreshtan * St. Mary's Church, Melçan * St. Mary's Church, Moscopole * St. Mary's Monastery Church, Piqeras * St. Mary's Church, Surrel * St. Mary's Monastery Church, Tranoshisht * St. Mary's Church on Drianos, Zervat Australia * St Mary's Anglican Church, Busselton, Western Australia * St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point, Queensland * St Mary's on the Sturt, Anglican church in South Australia * St Mary's Roman Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
