Donnington, Herefordshire

Donnington is a village and civil parish near Ledbury.

Donnington

Road through Donnington
Donnington
Location within Herefordshire
OS grid referenceSO708342
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEDBURY
Postcode districtHR8
Dialling code01531
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Parish church

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.[1] Donnington Hall is located here on the outskirts of the village.

In 1870–72, Donnington was described as:

"DONNINGTON, a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; under the Malvern hills, at the boundary with Gloucester, 2¼ miles S of Ledbury town and r[ailway]. station. Post town, Ledbury. Acres, 808. Real property, £1, 566. Pop[ulation]., 105. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £209.* Patron, R. Webb, Esq. The church is old but good; and has a wooden tower."[2]

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References

  1. St Mary, Donnington - a church near you
  2. Wilson, John Marius (1870). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 27 January 2015.


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