Whitchurch, Herefordshire
| Whitchurch Welsh: Llandywynnog | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Dubricius Church, Whitchurch | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO550174 |
| Location: | 51°51’0"N, 2°39’-0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 970 (2011) |
| Post town: | Ross-On-Wye |
| Postcode: | HR9 |
| Dialling code: | 01600 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Hereford and South Herefordshire |
Whitchurch is a village in Herefordshire, and which may be found on the A40, connecting nearby Ross-on-Wye to Welsh town Monmouth. It is located near Symonds Yat and the Doward hills, so the village is used to tourists.
The village is named, unsurprisingly, named after its church, St Dubricius, which was originally white in colour.
History
Until the 9th century, when it was taken over by Mercia, this area was within the Welsh kingdom of Ergyng.
After the Norman Conquest, the area became known as Archenfield and was governed as part of the Welsh Marches. The latter area was dissolved with the union of Wales with [[England[[ under King Henry VIII, leaving Whitchurch definitively within Herefordshire. Nevertheless, the use of the Welsh language in the area remained strong until the 19th century.[1] The Welsh name for the village is Llandywynnog, which means "Church of Tywynnog".[2]
About the village
Within the parish in Symonds Yat is the Old Court (now the Old Court Hotel) which was the ancestral home of the Gwillim family. John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (1791–1796) and founder of Toronto, named Whitchurch Township in Ontario after the birthplace of his wife, Elizabeth Gwillim.
The village primary school, Whitchurch Church of England Primary School, holds awards for Investors in People and Eco Schools.
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Whitchurch, Herefordshire) |
References
- ↑ Lewis, Colin: 'Herefordshire - the Welsh Connection' (2006) ISBN 0-86381-958-3
- ↑ Welsh place names in Herefordshire