Lugwardine
Lugwardine is a village and parish in the Radlow hundred of Herefordshire, to the east of Hereford. It lies on the north-east bank of the River Lugg, which gives the village its name. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,721.[1]
The village lies on the A438 road; Lugwardine Bridge takes this road across the Lugg. There is a public house in the village, called the "Crown and Anchor".[2]
St Mary's Roman Catholic High School is in the village.[3] There is also a primary school, shared with neighbouring Bartestree.[4]
Parish
The parish contains the village of Lugwardine as well as the following hamlets:[5]
- Hagley - situated on the A438 to the east of Lugwardine, now part of the village of Bartestree.
- Tidnor - a very small place, situated to the southeast of Lugwardine; there are several orchards at Tidnor Wood.
- Longworth - situated to the southeast of Lugwardine, slightly further than Tidnor; Longworth Hall is a notable listed building.[6]
Lugwardine, Hagley and Bartestree effectively form a continuous linear settlement along the A438 road.
The parish council covers both Lugwardine and the neighbouring parish of Bartestree.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126161&c=HR1+3NA&d=16&e=62&g=6385899&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1446219268814&enc=1. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ Crown and Anchor
- ↑ St Mary's RC High School official website
- ↑ Lugwardine Primary Academy
- ↑ Ordnance Survey mapping
- ↑ Geograph SO5639 : Longworth Hall
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