Leinthall Starkes

Leinthall Starkes
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Leinthall Starkes Location within Herefordshire
Population	168 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SO436697
Civil parish	Leinthall Starkes
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUDLOW
Postcode district	SY8
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°19′23″N2°49′44″W / 52.323°N 2.829°W / 52.323; -2.829

Leinthall Starkes is a small village and civil parish in north-western Herefordshire, England. ^[2] It is about 7 miles south-west of Ludlow, and near the larger village of Wigmore. The road between the two runs through the village.

Leinthall Earls is situated to the south of the village.

History

The village takes its name from the medieval landowner, Roger Lenethale. The parish church of St Mary Magdalene was originally the chapel to the manor house, and is located in a field, half a mile to the east of the main village street. It dates back to the 13th century, and was restored in 1497 and 1876. ^[3]

Places of interest

In a field on the western side of the village, just off the road to Wigmore, there is an ROC post. It was opened in May 1961 and closed in October 1968. ^[4]

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 31 October 2015.
2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 137 Church Stretton & Ludlow (Wenlock Edge) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN   9780319229071.
3. "St Mary Magdalene, Leinthall Starkes". National Churches Trust.
4. "Wigmore ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica".

External links

Media related to Leinthall Starkes at Wikimedia Commons