Other places · West Midlands
Madley
In or near Kingstone.
Madley in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Broomy Hill · 7.8 km
About
Madley 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lugg SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Madley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. It is located six miles west of the city of Hereford. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,200.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Madley is most famous as the birthplace of Saint Dubricius, the 6th century evangelist of South Wales. He was born at Chilstone which is named after the 'Child Stone' that marked the spot. The parish has a fine medieval Church of England parish church which replaced that founded by St Dubricius. The church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the best known local examples of Norman architecture with gargoyles carved into the tower itself. It is a Grade I listed building. The British Telecom's Madley Communications Centre is on part of the disused World War II airfield RAF Madley. It was built in 1940 by Welsh contractors and opened as a training centre for aircrew and ground…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0440, -2.8490
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Madley
- Postcode
- HR2 9DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Broomy Hill — 7.8 km
Sources
Other places nearby
Scattered Group Of Nine Monuments (Some Overgrown Or With Illegible Inscriptions) To North And West Of The Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Memorials & monuments · 0.1 km
Cublington Castle Farm
Literary houses · 1.3 km
RAF Madley
Other places · 1.3 km
Madley Communications Centre
Other places · 1.5 km
Eaton Bishop
Historic churches · 2.3 km
Arkstone Court
Manor houses · 3.1 km
Kingstone
Towns & cities · 3.2 km
Bridge at NGR SO452388
Historic bridges · 3.3 km
Clehonger
Other places · 3.4 km
Brampton Hill
Mountains & hills · 3.5 km
Eaton Camp
Vineyards · 3.6 km
Eaton Camp
Literary houses · 3.6 km
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Scattered Group Of Nine Monuments (Some Overgrown Or With Illegible Inscriptions) To North And West Of The Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Cublington Castle Farm
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Madley Communications Centre
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Madley?
- Madley is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR2 9DP), in the parish of Madley.
- What is Madley?
- Madley in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Madley?
- The nearest railway station is Broomy Hill, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR2 9DP.
- Is Madley a protected site?
- Yes — Madley is part of the River Lugg SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Madley?
- The nearest railway station is Broomy Hill, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR2 9DP.