Lugwardine

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St Peter's Church.
The A438 road entering the western end of the village, with Tidnor Lane to the right.

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

Outside links

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about Lugwardine)

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