Eardisley(/ˈɜːrdzli/) is a village andcivil parishinHerefordshireabout 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the centre ofKington.Eardisley is in theWye valleyin the northwest of the county, close to the border withWales.
| Eardisley | |
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  Eardisley Location withinHerefordshire | |
| Population | 754 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO3149 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR3 |
| Dialling code | 01544 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Eardisley Group Parish Council |
The village is part of the "Black and white villagetrail ", having manytimber-framedbuildings along its high street. Recentdendrochronologydating work on timbers in these buildings has revealed that some parts date back to the 14th century.
History
editEardisley Parkestate includes the site ofEardisley Castle.[2]The manor house built during the Georgian period burned down in 1999 and was replaced with a replica in 2003.[3]
Churches
editSt Mary Magdalene
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TheChurch of England parish churchof St.Mary Magdaleneis a 12th-century building noted for itsfont,carved in about 1150.[4]It is aNormanwork of theHerefordshire Schooland bears some resemblance to the carvings atKilpeckin south Herefordshire.[4]It combines intricateCeltic knotworkpatterns with dramatic scenes, including theHarrowing of Helland two knights fighting.[4]It is a grade I listed building.[5]
The south aisle windows were renewed by theGothic RevivalarchitectEwan Christianin 1863.[4]
George Coke,Bishop of Hereford,was buried here. The churchyard extension contains theCommonwealth war gravesof aHerefordshire Regimentsoldier ofWorld War Iand aRoyal Engineerssoldier and aVoluntary Aid Detachmentnurse ofWorld War II.[6]
Eardisley Methodist Church
editEardisley Methodist Church in Woodseaves Road is in the Shropshire and MarchesMethodist Circuit.[7]It opened in 1867 as Eardisley Primitive Methodist Church.[8]
Hay Railway
editTheHay Railwaywas an earlynarrow gaugehorse tramwaythat connected Eardisley with Watton Wharf on theBrecknock and Abergavenny CanalinBrecon.From 1 May 1820, the Hay Railway was joined at its Eardisley terminus, in an end-on junction, by theKington Tramway.Together, the two lines totalled 36 miles (58 km) in length, comprising the longest continuousplatewayto be completed in the United Kingdom.[9]The Hay railway operated through rural areas on the borders of England and Wales and was built to transport goods and freight. Passengers were not carried on any official basis. The Hay Railway was absorbed into theHereford, Hay and Brecon Railwayin 1860 and the line was converted tostandard gauge[10]for operation by steam locomotives.
Amenities
editEardisley has twopublic houses,the Tram Inn and The New Strand. The New Strand is the headquarters for the North West Herefordshire Pool League which incorporates the Eardisley Summer Pool League and the Portway Winter Pool League.
The New Strand is also headquarters to the Hay and District Darts League & the Weobley and District Darts League.
The parish has aWomen's Institute.The village holds the annual Eardisley Flower Show onAugust Bank Holidayeach year.[11]
Notable people
edit- Louise Skelton,British equestrian athlete
- Jessica Raine,British actress
Notes
edit- ^"Civil Parish population 2011".Retrieved29 October2015.
- ^"Eardisley Park, Eardisley, Herefordshire, England".Parksandgardens.org.Retrieved7 November2018.
- ^"What ever happened to 'Bleak House?'".Hereford Times.3 July 2003.Retrieved7 November2018.
- ^abcdPevsner, 1963, page 121
- ^"Church of St.mary Magdalene, Eardisley".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved29 January2014.
- ^[1]CWGC cemetery report, details from casualty record.
- ^"Eardisley Methodist Church".Shropshire & Marches Methodist Circuit.Retrieved25 September2020.
- ^Beck, Richard."Eardisley Primitive Methodist Chapel".My Primitive Methodists.Retrieved25 September2020.[self-published source]
- ^Simmons, Jack (1997).The Oxford companion to British railway history from 1603 to the 1990s.Oxford University Press. p. 134.ISBN978-0192116970.
- ^Baughan, Peter E. (1980).A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume XI: North and mid Wales.Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 205.ISBN0-7153-7850-3.
- ^"Eardisley Flower Show".Eardisley.Eardisley Group Parish Council.Retrieved19 December2010.
Sources
edit- Pevsner, Nikolaus(1963).Herefordshire.The Buildings of England.Harmondsworth:Penguin Books.pp. 120–122.
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