Historic houses · Mid Wales
Lingen
In or near Wigmore.
Lingen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Trevor Rickard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bucknell · 6.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Lingen, the nearest railway station is Bucknell, located 6.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SY7 0ED. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Lingen is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lingen is a village and civil parish, situated in the wooded hills of Herefordshire, England in the Welsh Marches, near to the border with Wales and close to the larger village of Wigmore. Situated in the north-west corner of the county, Lingen parish includes the hamlets of Deerfold, Limebrook, Birtley and Willey. It lies on the Limebrook which runs into the River Lugg south of the village. It lies at a height of between 145 and 283 metres above sea level. The village today has a public house – the Royal George – and a sub-post office.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Occupied since at least the Middle Ages; there is evidence of medieval strip lynchets on a hillside near the village. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village is close to the substantial Mortimer castle at Wigmore and there is evidence of an early motte and bailey castle in the village. It has not been excavated but the former presence of a stone keep has been suggested, as well as a 12th-century gate-house, with a curtain wall around the bailey. The village website suggests a Celtic origin for the name of the village: place of sparkling water. Ling is Old English for heather and may be an alternative toponymological derivation. The Institute for Name Studies speculates…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.2980, -2.9315
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Lingen
- Postcode
- SY7 0ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Bucknell — 6.7 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2529088 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lingen, Herefordshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lingen?
- Lingen is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY7 0ED), in the parish of Lingen.
- What is Lingen?
- Lingen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lingen?
- The nearest railway station is Bucknell, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY7 0ED.
- Is Lingen a protected site?
- Yes — Lingen is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Lingen?
- The nearest railway station is Bucknell, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY7 0ED.