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Yatton, Aymestrey
Yatton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Aymestrey in north-western Herefordshire, England. In 1870–72 the township had a population of 214. The hamlet is located at , about north-west of Leominster and south-west of Ludlow. It is just off the A4110 road. History The hamlet contains some brick-arched barns and old cottages, converted barns and large farmhouses and lies close to Croft Castle and its estate; the Mortimer Trail The Mortimer Trail is a waymarked long-distance footpath and recreational walk in the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire in England. The route The route is named after the Mortimer family of ruling Marcher Lords, often titled Earl of Mar ... waymarked walk passes close by. The area was formerly the site of a large stone quarry but the site has been reclaimed, landscaped and replanted. The local schools are Wigmore Primary School and Wigmore High School. References External links Photos of Yatton and surrounding area on Geograph Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymestrey
Aymestrey ( ) is a village and civil parish in north-western Herefordshire, England. The population of this civil parish, including the hamlet of Yatton, at the 2011 Census was 351. Location It is located on the A4110 road, about 7 miles north-west of Leominster and 8 miles south-west of the historic market town of Ludlow, in south Shropshire. The village is on the River Lugg. Amenities and history Aymestrey is home to several homes and cottages, the church dedicated to St John the Baptist and St Alkmund, a village hall and a pub or Inn: The Riverside Inn, situated next to River Lugg just off the main road. The Mortimer Trail ''geograph.org.uk'' waymarked recreational walk passes through the village. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire and Powys to the west. Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire has a population of approximately 61,000, making it the largest settlement in the county. The next biggest town is Leominster and then Ross-on-Wye. The county is situated in the historic Welsh Marches, Herefordshire is one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England, with a population density of 82/km2 (212/sq mi), and a 2021 population of 187,100 – the fourth-smallest of any ceremonial county in England. The land use is mostly agricultural and the county is well known for its fruit and cider production, and for the Hereford cattle breed. Constitution From 1974 to 1998, Herefordshire was part of the former non-metropolitan county of Hereford and Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vision Of Britain
The Great Britain Historical GIS (or GBHGIS) is a spatially enabled database that documents and visualises the changing human geography of the British Isles, although is primarily focussed on the subdivisions of the United Kingdom mainly over the 200 years since the first census in 1801. The project is currently based at the University of Portsmouth, and is the provider of the website ''A Vision of Britain through Time''. NB: A "GIS" is a geographic information system, which combines map information with statistical data to produce a visual picture of the iterations or popularity of a particular set of statistics, overlaid on a map of the geographic area of interest. Original GB Historical GIS (1994–99) The first version of the GB Historical GIS was developed at Queen Mary, University of London between 1994 and 1999, although it was originally conceived simply as a mapping extension to the existing Labour Markets Database (LMDB). The system included digital boundaries for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leominster
Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England, at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of 11,700, Leominster is the largest of the five towns (Leominster, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington) in the county. From 1974 to 1996, Leominster was the administrative centre for the former local government district of Leominster. Toponymy The town takes its name from the English word minster, meaning a community of clergy and the original Celtic name for the district ''Leon'' or ''Lene'', probably in turn from an Old Welsh root ''lei'' to flow. The Welsh name for Leominster is ''Llanllieni'', with Llan suggesting a possible Celtic origin to the town's religious community. Contrary to certain reports, the name has nothing to do with Leofric, an 11th-century Earl of Mercia (most famous for being the miserly husband of Lady Godiva). History Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludlow
Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The town is near the confluence of the rivers Corve and Teme. The oldest part is the medieval walled town, founded in the late 11th century after the Norman conquest of England. It is centred on a small hill which lies on the eastern bank of a bend of the River Teme. Situated on this hill are Ludlow Castle and the parish church, St Laurence's, the largest in the county. From there the streets slope downward to the rivers Corve and Teme, to the north and south respectively. The town is in a sheltered spot beneath Mortimer Forest and the Clee Hills, which are clearly visible from the town. Ludlow has nearly 500 listed buildings, including examples of medieval and Tudor-style half-timbered buildings. The town was described by Sir John Betjeman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A4110 Road
List of A roads in zone 4 in Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ... starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5 (roads beginning with 4). __TOC__ Single- and double-digit roads Triple-digit roads Only roads that have individual articles have been linked in the "Road" column below. Four-digit roads (40xx) Four-digit roads (41xx) Four-digit roads (42xx and higher) References {{UK road lists 4 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft Castle
Croft Castle is a country house in the village of Croft, Herefordshire, England. Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923. In 1957 it was bequeathed to the National Trust. The castle is a Grade I listed building, and the estate is separately listed as Grade II*. The adjacent Church of St Michael is listed Grade I. History A building has been on the site from c.1085 when the estate was established by the Croft family. and it has from this time been the home of the Croft family and Croft baronets. The Croft family were closely linked to their neighbours the Mortimers of Wigmore and Ludlow. The Battle of Mortimer's Cross took place on Croft land nearby in 1461. It was the home of Sir John de Croft who married Janet, one of Owain Glyndŵr's daughters. In the 15th century, the Croft family adopted the Welsh Wyvern crest, a wounded black dragon, seen as an allusion to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortimer Trail
The Mortimer Trail is a waymarked long-distance footpath and recreational walk in the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire in England. The route The route is named after the Mortimer family of ruling Marcher Lords, often titled Earl of March, whose rise through successive generations from Norman times through the medieval period helped to shape the history and geography of this area of the Welsh Marches. The route runs between Ludlow Castle, the former headquarters of the Council of the Marches and a seat of Mortimer power, and Kington, Herefordshire, in the quiet west of the county near the Welsh border. The route crosses the River Teme and enters Mortimer Forest, an area of forested ridges. It passes Croft Castle and the Iron Age hill fort Croft Ambrey (not far from Wigmore and the initial seat of Mortimer power), and then passes through quiet Aymestrey. Near Aymestrey it passes through Puckhouse Wood, reputedly haunted by pucks or wood sprites. According to lore, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigmore, Herefordshire
Wigmore is a village and civil parish in the northwest part of the county of Herefordshire, England. It is located on the A4110 road, about west of the town of Ludlow, in the Welsh Marches. In earlier times, it was also an administrative district, called a hundred. Name The placename is attested as ''Wigemore'' (1086), ''Wiggemora'' (1165), from an Old English ''*wicga-mōr'', the element ''wicga'' ("insect") likely denoting the yielding quality of the moorland, thus "quaking marsh" or similar. Wigmore has usually been identified as the ''Wigingamere'' of the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' (s.a. 917, 921) in 19th century scholarship, but Wigingamere is now known to have been in Newport, Essex. The misidentification goes back to Edward Lye, who recorded a ''Wicinga-mere'' (introducing an association with Vikings) as a ''villa in agro Herefordiensi''.''Dictionarium Saxonico- et Gothico-Latinum'' (1772), cited by Joseph Bosworth, ''A dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon language'' (1838). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigmore High School
Wigmore High School is a mixed secondary school in Wigmore, in the county of Herefordshire, England. Previously a foundation school, in 2007 Wigmore High School federated with Wigmore Primary School, and now includes nursery school provision. In 2011 the federation converted to academy status. The other main feeder primary schools to Wigmore High School are Kingsland Primary School, Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School, Orleton CE Primary School, Shobdon Primary School and St Mary's CE Primary School in Bucknell, Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th .... References External linksWigmore High School official website Secondary schools in Herefordshire Academies in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
