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]