St Margarets, Herefordshire

St Margarets
St Margarets Location within Herefordshire
Area	10.54 km^2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population	180 (2011 census)
• Density	17/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Civil parish	St Margarets
Unitary authority	County of Herefordshire
Shire county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

St Margarets is a village and civil parish 11 miles (18 km) west of Hereford,[1] in the county of Herefordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Upper Maes-coed. In 2011 the parish had a population of 180.[2] The parish touches Abbey Dore, Bacton, Dulas, Longtown, Michaelchurch Escley, Newton, Peterchurch, Turnastone and Vowchurch.[3] St Margarets shares a parish council with Michaelchurch Escley, Newton, Turnastone and Vowchurch called "Vowchurch and District Group Parish Council".[4][5]

Landmarks

There are 19 listed buildings in St Margarets.[6] St Margarets has a church called St Margaret's[7][8] that displays a plaque in the memento mori tradition in Welsh with the words Karka dy ddiwwedd ("remember your end"), dated 1574.

History

The placename is recent even though the church dates to the 12th century.[9]

References

1. "Distance from St Margarets [52.001361, 2.959914]". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
2. "St. Margarets". City Population De. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
3. "St. Margarets". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
4. "Vowchurch and District Group Parish Council". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
5. "Home". Vowchurch GPC. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
6. "Listed buildings in St. Margarets, Herefordshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
7. "St Margaret's Herefordshire". A Church Near You. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
8. "St Margaret's, St Margarets". Visit Herefordshire Churches. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
9. "St. Margarets Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

External links

• "St. Margarets". British History Online. Retrieved 21 August 2021.