Lea, Herefordshire

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Lea
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Church of St John the Baptist, Lea
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Lea
Location within Herefordshire
Population673 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SO655214
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ross-on-Wye
Postcode district HR9
Dialling code 01989
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Fire Hereford and Worcester
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51°53′35″N2°29′56″W / 51.8931°N 2.4989°W / 51.8931; -2.4989 Coordinates: 51°53′35″N2°29′56″W / 51.8931°N 2.4989°W / 51.8931; -2.4989

Lea (or The Lea) is a village and civil parish in the south east of Herefordshire. It lies south-east of Ross-on-Wye and adjoins the boundary of Gloucestershire. [2] Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a twice-weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village and links Ross and Gloucester.

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The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building. The church consists of tower, with spire, three bells, nave, chancel and north aisle. The north aisle is terminated by a chapel, probably erected by the Grey family of Wilton, whose arms are placed there. The church was restored in 1854, and fitted with open seats. The marble baptismal font, of c. 1200, is south Italian, given to the church in 1909 in memory of Sarah Decima Bradney (died 1907). The knotted shaft stands on an elephant and the bowl has a band of Cosmati work. [3] The Church of England parish is in the united Ariconium benefice of six parishes: Aston Ingham, Hope Mansell, Lea, Linton, Upton Bishop and Weston under Penyard.

In 2014, police raided the Crown Inn to look for the "Holy Grail" which was reported stolen from nearby Weston under Penyard. The only item found that vaguely resembled the Nanteos Cup was a wooden salad bowl. [4]

The railway engineering company Alan Keef Ltd has its headquarters on the outskirts of the village. [5]

Between 1855 and 1964, Lea was served by Mitcheldean Road railway station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway.

Lea parish

The township of Lea Lower (or Lea Gloucester), containing the parish church of Lea, was an exclave of Gloucestershire until it was transferred to Herefordshire under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844. The parish had three townships, the others being Lea Upper and Lea Bailey. [6] The townships were made into civil parishes [6] but the Lea Upper and Lea Lower parishes were united in 1883. Lea Bailey parish was abolished in 1890 and divided between the parishes of Lea and Blaisdon in Gloucestershire. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Lea Parish Council" . Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist, Lea (Grade II*) (1099652)". National Heritage List for England .
  4. ↑ "Police raid Crown Inn pub in Lea in 'Holy Grail' relic hunt". BBC News . 6 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Alan Keef Ltd - Light Railway Engineers & Industrial Locomotive Builders:" . Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 Youngs, F. A: Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England 1979 p. 1878
  7. ↑ "UKBMD Ross Registration District" . Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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