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Abdon, Shropshire
Abdon is an upland village and former Civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Clee Hills area of England, English county of Shropshire. History The name Abdon derives from 'Ab(b)a's estate' (Old English personal name ''Ab(b)a'' + ''tūn''). It was called ''Abetune'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it comprised nine households, and was recorded as ''Ab(b)eton'' from about 1200 to 1504, ''Abbedon'' in 1301 and ''Abdon'' from 1503. The village had at least 11 households in 1642, 20 that paid hearth tax in 1662 and in 1793, there were 30 houses in the parish.A P Baggs, G C Baugh, D C Cox, Jessie McFall and P A Stamper'Abdon' in ''A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 10, Munslow Hundred (Part), the Liberty and Borough of Wenlock'', ed. G C Baugh (London, 1998), pp. 120-127. ''British History Online''. Accessed 13 August 2020. The population of the parish grew from 137 to 170 between 1811 and 1831 but declined to 70 in 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon And Heath
Abdon ("servile") may refer to the following places or people: Places *Abdon (biblical place), a Levitical city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible *Abdon, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England Biblical figures *Abdon (Judges), the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the twelfth judge of Israel; also probably Bedan *The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah; also known as Achbor *Abdon (biblical figure), several minor biblical figures People *One of two saints and martyrs, Abdon and Sennen, killed on the same day *Abdon Ignatius Perera (1888-1955), first indigenous Postmaster General of Sri Lanka *Abdón Porte (1880–1918), Uruguayan footballer *Abdón Prats (born 1992), Spanish footballer *Abdón Reyes (born 1981), Bolivian football midfielder *Abdón Saavedra (1872–1942), Vice President of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930 *Abdon Sgarbi (1903–1929), Italian footballer {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Hall
A village hall is a public building in a village used for various things such as: United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building which contains at least one large room (plus kitchen and toilets), is owned by a local government council or independent trustees, and is run for the benefit of the local community. It is estimated that there are over 10,000 such village halls. Such a hall is typically used for a variety of public and private functions, such as: * Parish council meetings *Polling station for local and national elections *Sports club functions * Local drama productions *Dances *Jumble sales *Private parties such as birthdays or wedding receptions Village halls are generally run by committees, and if not already part of a local government body such as a parish council, then such committees are eligible for charitable status. They may have other names such as a Village Institute or Memorial Hall. In some localities a church hall or community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Abdon, Shropshire
Abdon is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in Shropshire, England, and includes the settlements of Abdon, Tugford, Beambridge, and Holdgate. It contains 22 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, a .... Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is entirely rural. Most of the listed buildings are churches and associated structures in the churchyards. The other listed buildings consist of houses, a former mill and stables, a bridge, and a telephone kiosk. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heath, Shropshire
Heath is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Clee Hills area of Shropshire, England. The settlement and wider rural area historically had a larger population than now, especially in medieval times. Heath Chapel is a Norman Grade I Listed building. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2017 and merged with Abdon to form Abdon and Heath. Nearby are the larger settlements of Bouldon and Clee St. Margaret. Heath lies at approximately above sea level.Ordnance Survey mapping See also * Listed buildings in Heath, Shropshire *Deserted medieval village In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convent ... References Villages in Shropshire Former civil parishes in Shropshire {{Shropshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holdgate
Holdgate (or Stanton Holdgate or Castle Holdgate) is a small village in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Abdon and Heath. Its name is taken from its Norman lord Helgot who owned the village in 1086 along with 17 other parishes in Shropshire. The village is laid on top of a small hill which rises to above sea level. Its parish church is Holy Trinity. There are remnants of the medieval Holdgate Castle. Holdgate was once (in medieval times) a more populous place than today. Holdgate was a civil parish until 1967. Bouldon was, until 1884, a detached part of Holdgate parish. Bouldon A mile (1.6 km) to the northeast is the village of Stanton Long. Between the two villages, but within the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tugford
Tugford is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Abdon and Heath (formerly Abdon), between Bouldon and Holdgate, on the boundary of the relatively flat Corvedale and the upland Clee Hills. The church of St Catherine dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II* listed building. It features two sheela na gig statues. History In 1676 the parish had 103 adult inhabitants. In 1801 the population rose to 165 and then rose again to 197 ten years later. Since then the population has been in decline and by 1961 it was just 86. See also *Listed buildings in Abdon, Shropshire Abdon is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in Shropshire, England, and includes the settlements of Abdon, Tugford, Beambridge, and Holdgate. It contains 22 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Herita ... References Hamlets in Shropshire Former civil parishes in Shropshire {{Shropshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish Registers
A parish register in an ecclesiastical parish is a handwritten volume, normally kept in the parish church in which certain details of religious ceremonies marking major events such as baptisms (together with the dates and names of the parents), marriages (with the names of the partners), children, and burials (that had taken place within the parish) are recorded. Along with these vital details, church goods, the parish's response to briefs, and notes on various happenings in the parish were also recorded. These elaborate records existed for the purpose of preventing bigamy and consanguineous marriage. The information recorded in registers was also considered significant for secular governments’ own recordkeeping, resulting in the churches supplying the state with copies of all parish registers. A good register permits the family structure of the community to be reconstituted as far back as the sixteenth century. Thus, these records were distilled for the definitive study of the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordy Bank
Nordy Bank is an British Iron Age, Iron Age hill fort on Brown Clee Hill in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in South Shropshire, England. Location The nearest village is Clee St. Margaret, overlooking Ludlow, the nearest market town. The fort probably dates to between the late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age. The site is a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Description Nordy Bank is a Hillfort#Types, univallate (having a single circuit of ramparts for enclosure and defence) hill fort situated on the western end of a Spur (topography), spur running west from the main plateau of Brown Clee Hill. The maximum dimensions of the oval enclosure are by , and it covers an area of . The main entrance seems to be on the northeastern portion, facing along the ridge. A broadening and lowering of the ramparts here suggest that there may have been a gatehouse structure. A secondary entrance lies halfway along the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Fort
A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post-Roman period. The fortification usually follows the contours of a hill and consists of one or more lines of earthworks, with stockades or defensive walls, and external ditches. Hillforts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, roughly the start of the first millennium BC, and were used in many Celtic areas of central and western Europe until the Roman conquest. Nomenclature The spellings "hill fort", "hill-fort" and "hillfort" are all used in the archaeological literature. The ''Monument Type Thesaurus'' published by the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage lists ''hillfort'' as the preferred term. They all refer to an elevated site with one or more ramparts made of earth, stone and/or wood, with an external ditch. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly applied to Iron Age Europe and the Ancient Near East, but also, by analogy, to other parts of the Old World. The duration of the Iron Age varies depending on the region under consideration. It is defined by archaeological convention. The "Iron Age" begins locally when the production of iron or steel has advanced to the point where iron tools and weapons replace their bronze equivalents in common use. In the Ancient Near East, this transition took place in the wake of the Bronze Age collapse, in the 12th century BC. The technology soon spread throughout the Mediterranean Basin region and to South Asia (Iron Age in India) between the 12th and 11th century BC. Its further spread to Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Central Europe is somewhat dela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deserted Medieval Village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more than three houses, it is regarded as a shrunken medieval village. There are estimated to be more than 3,000 DMVs in England alone. Other deserted settlements Not all sites are medieval: villages reduced in size or disappeared over a long period, from as early as Anglo-Saxon times to as late as the 1960s, due to numerous different causes. Reasons for desertion Over the centuries, settlements have been deserted as a result of natural events, such as rivers changing course or silting up, flooding (especially during the wet 13th and 14th centuries) as well as coastal and estuarine erosion or being overwhelmed by windblown sand. Many were thought to have been abandoned due to the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish Church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented. Roman Catholic Church Each diocese (administrative unit, headed by a Bishop) is divided into parishes. Normally, a parish comprises all Catholics living within its geographically defined area. Within a diocese, there can also be overlapping parishes for Catholics belonging to a particular rite, language, nationality, or community. Each parish has its own central church called the parish church, where religious services take pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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