Withington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Hereford at grid reference SO563431.
| Withington | |
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 Withington War Memorial | |
  Withington Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 1,588 (2011)(Parish)[1][2] |
| OS grid reference | SO563431 |
| • London | 180 km |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEREFORD |
| Postcode district | HR1 |
| Dialling code | 01432 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editOne of the historical features of Withington is the Roman mile post situated on the Worcester road. The only thing that can still be read on it is "This is the road to Hereford"; it was part of a cross but was made into a mile stone in 1700.
Withington also has a church a small primary school, and the Cross Keys pub. It is a small village surrounded by fields, but has a growing population with new houses being built.
Withington used to be home to the Meadow Market, a supermarket that serviced the local community, and it was later bought and renamed by the Normans Super-Warehouse chain. This became the northernmost branch of Normans. The store was opened in May 1971 by farmer and television personality Ted Moult.[3] It closed in 1998 and became several smaller shops on the newly named Withington Retail estate. The site now stands as a housing estate.
Landmarks
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The village church is dedicated to St Peter and has a tall, slender spire on a late 13th century tower. There are Norman doorways to the nave and windows in Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles.[4] In the churchyard, north-east of the building, are the Commonwealth war graves of a Royal Fusiliers soldier of World War I and a Royal Air Force airman and WAAF airwoman of World War II.[5] Guitarist Pete Farndon of The Pretenders (died 1983) is also buried there.
Railway reopening
editThere are proposals to reopen the railway station on the Cotswold Line at Withington.[6]
People
edit- William Saxey, a judge who served for many years on the Irish Bench as Chief Justice of Munster, was buried at St. Peter's Church in 1612.
- Pete Farndon, bassist and founding member of the rock band The Pretenders is buried at St. Peter's Church.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001" (pdf). Herefordshire Council. 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "The Opening of the Meadow Market 1971". Herefordshire Country Life via oldherefordpics.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-opening-of-meadow-market-1971.html. June 1971. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record, retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Phillips, Jessica (8 October 2016). "Proposal to re-open two rail stations". Hereford Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Guy Castagné. Camion Blanc: Chrissie Hynde Une rockeuse libre, une artiste engagée. Camion Blanc. p. 254. ISBN 978-2-35779-801-4.
External links
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- Withington, GENUKI genealogy web portal
- Group Parish website
- List of monuments in the parish
- Please note that most of the sites are on private property and are not open to the public