Withington, Herefordshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Withington
Coordinates:52.085°N -2.637°W
Civil Parish:Withington
Population:1,588
Population Ref:(2011)(Parish)[1]
Unitary England:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Lieutenancy England:Herefordshire
Constituency Westminster:North Herefordshire
Post Town:HEREFORD
Postcode Area:HR
Postcode District:HR1
Dial Code:01432
Os Grid Reference:SO563431
London Distance:180 km
Static Image Name:Withington War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 146283.jpg
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Static Image Caption:Withington War Memorial

Withington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 5miles north-east of Hereford at .

History

One 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.[2] 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

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. 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.[3] Guitarist Pete Farndon of The Pretenders (died 1983) is also buried there.

Railway reopening

There are proposals to reopen the railway station on the Cotswold Line at Withington.[4]

People

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 30 October 2015.
  2. Web site: The Opening of the Meadow Market 1971 . June 1971 . Herefordshire Country Life via oldherefordpics.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-opening-of-meadow-market-1971.html . 2020-07-08.
  3. http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/39341/WITHINGTON%20(ST.%20PETER)%20CHURCHYARD
  4. News: Proposal to re-open two rail stations . Phillips . Jessica . 2016-10-08 . . 2020-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200708075316/https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/14791011.proposal-to-re-open-two-rail-stations/ . 2020-07-08.
  5. Book: Guy Castagné . Camion Blanc: Chrissie Hynde Une rockeuse libre, une artiste engagée . Camion Blanc . 978-2-35779-801-4 . 254.