Official Name: | Tedstone Wafer |
Civil Parish: | Tedstone Wafer |
Country: | England |
Region: | West Midlands |
Coordinates: | 52.2282°N -2.4716°W |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Population: | 112 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Area Total Km2: | 5.458 |
Static Image: | Remains of St James's Church, Tedstone Wafer - geograph.org.uk - 978952.jpg |
Tedstone Wafer is a village and civil parish 16miles north east of Hereford,[1] in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 112.[2] The parish touches Collington, Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe, Lower Sapey, Norton, Tedstone Delamere and Wolferlow.[3] Tedstone Wafer shares a parish council with Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe, Tedstone Delamere, Upper Sapey and Wolferlow called "North Bromyard Group Parish Council".[4] [5]
There are 9 listed buildings in Tedstone Wafer.[6] Tedstone Wafer has a church called St James that was formerly called St Mary[7] and a village hall.[8]
The name "Tedstone" means 'Teod(i)'s thorn-tree', the "Wafer" part being that Robert le Wafre held land here in 1160-70.[9] Tedstone Wafer was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tedesthorne/Tetistorp along with Tedstone Delamere.[10]