Edwyn Ralph or Edvin Ralph is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

north east of

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, in the county of

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, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 192. The parish touches

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, Collington,

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, Thornbury and Wacton. Edwyn Ralph shares a parish council with Collington and Thornbury called "Thornbury Group Parish Council".

Landmarks

There are 16 listed buildings in Edwyn Ralph. Edwyn Ralph has a church called St Michael and a village hall.

History

The name "Edvin" means 'Gedda's fen'. Edwyn Ralph was recorded in the

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as ''Gedeuen''. On 24 March 1884 Upper Horton Farm (which had 1 house in 1891) was transferred from the parish of Wacton to the parish and Butterley Houses (which had 6 houses in 1891) were transferred to Wacton.

References

Villages in Herefordshire Civil parishes in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-geo-stub