Cathedrals · Mid Wales
Staunton on Arrow
In or near Kington.
Staunton on Arrow in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Peter Whatley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction · 3.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Staunton on Arrow 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 Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Staunton on Arrow is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. The village is 17 miles (27 km) north-west of Hereford and 8 miles (13 km) to the west of Leominster. Within the parish is the site of the Iron Age hill fort of Wapley Hill.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Staunton derives from the Old English 'stān' with 'tūn' meaning"farmstead on stony ground, or one near a standing stone". It was written as 'Stantun' in 938, and as 'Stantune' in the Domesday Book of 1086. 'Arrow' is a Celtic word meaning 'swift'. Listed in Domesday are three manors within today's Staunton on Arrow parish area, two at Staunton, and one at Wapley, all in the Hundred of Hezetre whose Old English name, 'haeseltreo', means "hazel tree". The manors were in the border lands of the Welsh Marches. One manor at Staunton and the manor of Wapley were, by 1086, owned by Osbern fitzRichard (Osbern son of Richard), who was tenant-in-chief to king William I. Staunton, owned by Seisyll in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.2400, -2.9560
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Staunton on Arrow
- Postcode
- HR6 9LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction — 3.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q19845741 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Staunton on Arrow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Villages · 1.7 km
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Literary houses · 1.8 km
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Castles · 1.8 km
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Wapley Hillfort
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Other places · 2.0 km
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Titley Shawl Field
Literary houses · 2.1 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Staunton on Arrow?
- Staunton on Arrow is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR6 9LJ), in the parish of Staunton on Arrow.
- What is Staunton on Arrow?
- Staunton on Arrow in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Staunton on Arrow?
- The nearest railway station is Titley Junction, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR6 9LJ.
- Is Staunton on Arrow a protected site?
- Yes — Staunton on Arrow 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 Staunton on Arrow?
- The nearest railway station is Titley Junction, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR6 9LJ.