Adforton
| Adforton | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's Church, Adforton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO40417114 |
| Location: | 52°20’2"N, 2°52’44"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 128 (2011) |
| Post town: | Craven Arms |
| Postcode: | SY7 |
| Dialling code: | 01547 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
Adforton is a small village in northern Herefordshire, sitting to the north of Wigmore and close to the borders both of Radnorshire and Shropshire.
The village is surrounded by the broad fields of its farms, and more prosaically stands beside the A4110 road, twenty-two miles north of the county town, Hereford.
Adforton has a church which serves also as a community hall.
The 2011 census recorded a population of 128.
History
In 1870–72, Adforton was described as
a township with Stanway, Paytoe, and Grange, in the parish of Leintwardine, in Hereford 2 miles north west of Wigmore with a population of 250 people and 57 houses within the area,—Wilson, John Marius: Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (A. Fullerton & Co., 1870)[1]
Society
Frequent envents in the parish include guided walks and village fetes.
- Local history: Local hisotyr clubs give talks
- Music:
- Open mic events are regularly put on in pubs
- Classical music concerts in the church
- Cycling
- Challenge events
- Orienteering
The tourism industry benefits here and as a result a number of high quality holiday accommodations are available such as inns, cottages and bed and breakfast facilities that attract a lot of attention from visitors.[2]
About the village
St Andrews Church was designed and built in 1874 by an architect called J Gilmore. Until this Church was built there was only one other in Adforton, which was the Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1863.
The Royal George Inn is the only public house left in the village. It dates as far back as 1723, and tradition has it that the timbers used for construction, were taken from the ship 'The Royal George', giving the inn its name. However sober fact records that the ship went down all hands off Spithead on 29 August 1782, long after the pub was built.[3] [4] [5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Adforton) |
- Adforton in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius: Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (A. Fullerton & Co., 1870): [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4894%7CA Vision of Britain}}
- ↑ "Adforton events and whats on". http://www.exploremortimercountry.com/s1l45/events-and-whats-on-adforton.htm. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "St Andrews Church". http://www.hevac-heritage.org/items_of_interest/ventilation/adforton_church/adforton_church.htm. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Adforton history". http://www.lingen.org.uk/Pages/AdfortonHistory.aspx. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Adforton history- Royal George Inn". http://www.lingen.org.uk/Pages/RoyalGeorgeInn.aspx. Retrieved 26 April 2015.