Lugwardineis a village andcivil parishinHerefordshire,England, to the east ofHereford.It lies on the north-east bank of theRiver Lugg,which gives the village its name. The population of the civil parish taken at the2011 Censuswas 1,721.[1]
| Lugwardine | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church | |
  Lugwardine Location withinHerefordshire | |
| Population | 1,721 (2011 Census) |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR1 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The place-name 'Lugwardine' is first attested in theDomesday Bookof 1086, where it appears asLucvordine.It appears asLugwurthinin thePipe Rollsof 1168. The name means 'enclosure or homestead on the (river) Lugg'.[2]
The village lies on theA438 road;Lugwardine Bridge takes this road across the Lugg. There is apublic housein the village called The Crown and Anchor.[3]
St Mary's Roman Catholic High Schoolis in the village.[4]There is also aprimary school,shared with neighbouringBartestree.[5]
Parish
editThe parish contains the village of Lugwardine, and thehamletsof:[6]
- Hagley– on the A438 to the east of Lugwardine, now part of the village ofBartestree.
- Tidnor– a very small place, to the south-east of Lugwardine; there are severalorchardsat Tidnor Wood.
- Longworth– to the south-east of Lugwardine, slightly further than Tidnor; Longworth Hall is a notablelisted building.[7]
Lugwardine, Hagley and Bartestree form a continuous linear settlement along the A438 road.
Parish council
editTheparish councilcovers both Lugwardine and the neighbouring parish of Bartestree.[8]
References
edit- ^"Civil Parish population 2011".Retrieved30 October2015.
- ^Eilert Ekwall,The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names,p.307.
- ^"Crown and Anchor".Archived fromthe originalon 25 January 2013.Retrieved18 June2013.
- ^St Mary's RC High Schoolofficial website
- ^Lugwardine Primary Academy
- ^Ordnance Surveymapping
- ^GeographSO5639: Longworth Hall
- ^Bartestree with Lugwardine Parish CouncilArchived2013-06-30 at theWayback Machine
External links
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