Eyton, Herefordshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Eyton
Population:124
Population Ref:[1]
Unitary England:Herefordshire
Lieutenancy England:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:North Herefordshire
Postcode District:HR6
Postcode Area:HR
Dial Code:01568
Coordinates:52.25°N -2.77°W
Label Position:left
Static Image Name:Eytonherefordshire.jpg
Static Image Caption:All Saints' Church, Eyton

Eyton is a village and parish in Herefordshire, England. It is 2miles north west of Leominster and north of Hereford. The village church is Norman and dedicated to All Saints.[2] The parish had a population of 124 at the time of the 2011 census.[3]

Eyton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Ettone" and was part of the manor of Leominster.[4]

In 1552 the Elizabethan writer and geographer Richard Hakluyt, known for his compilations of documents on contemporary voyages of exploration and for promoting the settlement of North America by the English, was born here.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 30 October 2015.
  2. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Eyton/Gaz1868.html Genuki.org.uk: Eyton
  3. Web site: Mid-2010 Civil Parish SYOA population estimates for England and Wales. xls . .
  4. Web site: Eyton | Domesday Book . 26 May 2014 . 27 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140527213423/http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SO4761/eyton/ . dead .
  5. Book: Hakluyt, Richard . The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation . 1599 . Hazell, Watson & Viney Limited . Goldsmid . Edmund . 1885 Fourth . London and Aylesbury.