Hordley

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Hordley
Location within Shropshire
Population292 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ379308
Civil parish
  • Hordley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ELLESMERE
Postcode district SY12
Dialling code 01691
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Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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52°52′16″N2°55′19″W / 52.871°N 2.922°W / 52.871; -2.922

Hordley is a small and rural village and civil parish in North Shropshire, Shropshire, England. The population of this Civil Parish at the 2011 census was 292. [1]

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It lies a few miles south of Ellesmere Within reach of this village are many other easily accessible towns, including Oswestry and Shrewsbury. Towards the west, there are attractive views of many hills. The River Perry runs through it, joining the River Severn into Shrewsbury. It is generally a quiet, rural area.

Etymology

Hordley takes its name from the Hoord Family of whom Henry de Hoord (c.1170) is the first recorded member.

"'In 1215, King John confirms to the Prior and Monks of Durham a gift which Henry de Hoord made to them.' [2]

It is thought that the name itself is of Scandinavian origin, there being a family name of Hord in Sweden. Furthermore, the arms of the Hoord family includes a raven, commonly associated with the Norse invaders of the time.[ citation needed ]

History

The original medieval manor is thought to have occupied the site where today stands Hordley Manor, a much later building. Some stonework in the cellar of the current building is thought to date from the original building.

Sir Roger Kynaston (c.1433 - 1495), founded the Kynaston of Hordley line. The Kynastons were lords of the manor for a time, and later Kynaston graves can be seen in Hordley Church.

To the south lies Baggy Moor, once a large area of peat bog, which was inclosed and drained in the late 18th century. Prior to that time Hordley would have been situated on the banks of a shallow mere, one of the largest in North Shropshire (1283 acres). [3]

The Weston Lullingfields branch of the Ellesmere Canal passed around Top Hordley and through Lower Hordley until its closure in 1917.

Village

It is usually taken that the village is split into two parts, Top and Lower Hordley. This is probably because of the long distance of road separating the two halves with nothing but field either side. Within the upper part there is St. Marys Church which is still in regular use, surrounding this is a small area of grave yards. There is also a farm and some small clusters of housing. Within Lower Hordley is a larger quantity of housing and farms, and the village hall.

On one day there is a post office set up in the village hall.

Within the parish boundaries is another small village - Bagley.

Agriculture

Hordley is set down to mainly arable crops, with some dairy farming. Towards the Lower Hordley end of the village is the factory of ABP, an abattoir which prepares, matures and packages beef.


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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Hord, Rev.Arnold Harris (1897). A Genealogy of the Hord Family. New York Public Library: I B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
  3. ↑ Dodd, 'Salop. Agric.' 24–9, 54, 56, 128, 139–40; S.R.O. 671/1; Plymley, Agric. of Salop. 223

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