Hill Ridware is a small village in the
civil parish
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of
Mavesyn Ridware
Mavesyn Ridware is a village and civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. The parish had a population of 1,048 in 2001, increasing to 1,128 at the 2011 Census. It includes the villages of Hill Ridware, Rake End, Pipe Ridware a ...
in the
Lichfield District
Lichfield () is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield.
The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 kmĀ ...
of
Staffordshire
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, England. It is the largest settlement in the parish with a population of 857 at the 2011 Census. Situated across the
River Trent
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from
Rugeley
Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, nort ...
, it is on the B5104 north of
Armitage
Armitage is a village in Staffordshire, England on the south side of the Trent and Mersey Canal south just outside of the market town of Rugeley and north of the city of Lichfield, and noteworthy for the Armitage Shanks sanitary porcelain fact ...
.
Facilities in the village include one
public house
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and the Henry Chadwick Primary School. There is also a village hall that hosts a variety of events. There is also a children's play park and field on the village hall grounds. Currently 48 new houses are in development on former farmland, estimated to be completed late 2018.
The late 18th-century Ridware Hall is on Wade Lane on the western side of the village. Its attached
coach house
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and stable block survive. It is a Grade II
listed building
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.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Mavesyn Ridware
References
External links
Villages in Staffordshire
Lichfield District
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