Other places · Mid Wales
Lyonshall
In or near Woonton.
Lyonshall in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
andy dolman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction · 2.7 km
About
Lyonshall 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.
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Official information
Lyonshall is a parish located in Herefordshire, known for its rural charm and community. Visitors can explore the local landscape and enjoy the tranquility of the countryside.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lugg SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lyonshall or is a historic village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Penrhos. According to the 2001 Census, the civil parish had a population of 750, increasing to 757 at the 2011 Census.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Lyonshall was listed under the name Lenehalle the Domesday Book of 1086. The entry reads: Lyonshall is listed as being in the land of Roger of Lacy in Elsdon Hundred. Other villages in the same Hundred were Hopley's Green, Woonton, Eardisley and Letton. Also listed in Domesday Book are the adjacent parishes of Kington, Titley and Rushock, all described as non-tax paying waste lands. To the east of Lyonshall lies Pembridge, which, like Lyonshall, is described as a reasonable sized manor. Lyonshall local dialect was recorded as part of the Survey of English Dialects. The village's name was omitted from the list of localities in the published Linguistic Atlas of England but it is shown on the…
Visiting
Sue Gee's 2004 novel The Mysteries of Glass concerns a curate working in the parish of St. Michael and All Angels in Lyonshall in 1860/1.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1950, -2.9710
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Lyonshall
- Postcode
- HR5 3LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Phone
- 01432 261944
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction — 2.7 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
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Castles · 0.9 km
Holme Marsh
Islands · 1.0 km
Penrhos
Farms (open to visitors) · 2.4 km
Titley Junction railway station
Heritage railway stations · 2.7 km
Cabal Tump
Literary houses · 3.0 km
Westonbury Mill Gardens
Gardens · 3.3 km
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Literary houses · 3.5 km
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lyonshall?
- Lyonshall is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR5 3LJ), in the parish of Lyonshall.
- What is Lyonshall?
- Lyonshall in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lyonshall?
- The nearest railway station is Titley Junction, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR5 3LJ.
- Is Lyonshall a protected site?
- Yes — Lyonshall is part of the River Lugg SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Lyonshall?
- The nearest railway station is Titley Junction, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR5 3LJ.