Putley
| Putley | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 Putley Parish Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO642374 |
| Location: | 52°2’1"N, 2°31’24"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 245 (2011) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
| Website: | http://www.putley.org.uk/ |
Putley is a village in Herefordshire, eight miles east of Hereford,
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 245.
The most prominent building in Putley is the parish church.[1] There is also a parish hall[2]
Putley also possibly had a castle called Putley Castle.[3]
History
The name "Putley" means 'Putta's wood/clearing' or 'hawk wood/clearing'.[4]
Putley is recorded in the Domesday Book as Poteslepe.[5] Pulley is also recorded as a name for "Putley".[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Putley) |
References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1570608 – Putley Parish Church
- ↑ Putley Parish Hall
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 112002 – Putley Castle
- ↑ "Putley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Herefordshire/Putley. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ↑ "Herefordshire M-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/herefordshire2.html#putley. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ↑ "History of Putley in Herefordshire Place names". A Vision of Britain through Time. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2729/names. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- "Putley". British History Online. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/heref/vol2/pp156-158. Retrieved 28 June 2019.