Donnington, Herefordshire

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Donnington
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Donnington
Location within Herefordshire
OS grid reference SO708342
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEDBURY
Postcode district HR8
Dialling code 01531
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52°00′22″N2°25′31″W / 52.0062°N 2.4253°W / 52.0062; -2.4253

Donnington is a village and civil parish near Ledbury.

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Parish church

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary. [1] Donnington Hall is located here on the outskirts of the village.

In 1870–72, Donnington was described as:

"DONNINGTON, a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; under the Malvern hills, at the boundary with Gloucester, 2¼ miles S of Ledbury town and [railway]. station. Post town, Ledbury. Acres, 808. Real property, £1, 566. [Population]. 105. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £209.* Patron, R. Webb, Esq. The church is old but good; and has a wooden tower." [2]

References

  1. St Mary, Donnington - a church near you
  2. Wilson, John Marius (1870). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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