Canon Pyon
| Canon Pyon | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 Canon Pyon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO462488 |
| Location: | 52°8’8"N, 2°47’12"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | HR4 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
Canon Pyon is a village on the A4110 road in Herefordshire. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was recorded as 542.
The wider civil parish includes Kings Pyon, Westhope and Ledgemoor.
The name of the village derives from the nearby Pyon Hill. 'Pyon', is unusual and is not used anywhere else in Britain, with the exception of the nearby village of Kings Pyon,[1] on the other side of the hill.
About the village
The parish chuch, St Lawrence is of the 13th-century and is a Grade I listed building.[2] Local amenities include a; village shop, Canon Pyon Stores; pub, The Nag's Head; village hall; parish church; and Canon Pyon CE Primary School.
Society
Canon Pyon, along with the other three parishes has a magazine, The Pyonear.
Pictures
St Lawrence's church
Canon Pyon Stores
The Nag's Head
Canon Pyon Village Hall
Canon Pyon CE Primary School
The Pyonear
Outside links
References
- ↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/541; year 1396; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no541a/aCP40no541afronts/IMG_0342.htm, where a place is KyngesPonne ; 7th entry
- ↑ Church of St Lawrence, Canon Pyon - British Listed Buildings
