Kenderchurch

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Kenderchurch
Location within Herefordshire
Population98 (2001 census)
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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England
Herefordshire
51°57′03″N2°52′13″W / 51.9508°N 2.8702°W / 51.9508; -2.8702

Kenderchurch is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilpeck, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 98. [1] On 1 April 2019 the parishes of Kenderchurch, St Devereux, Treville and Wormbridge were merged with Kilpeck. [2]

St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building. [3] Much of the church was rebuilt by William Chick of Hereford in 1870–72, but it retains many older features. It came into the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches in October 2023. [4] The site is associated with the 6th-century Welsh saint Cynidr.

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References

  1. Neighbourhood statistics
  2. "The County of Herefordshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Kilpeck Group Parish Order, 2018" (PDF). Herefordshire Council . Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II) (1099612)". National Heritage List for England .
  4. "St Mary's, Kenderchurch, Herefordshire". Friends of Friendless Churches . Retrieved 15 November 2023.