Withington, Herefordshire

Withington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Hereford at grid reference SO563431.

Withington
Withington War Memorial
Withington Location within Herefordshire
Population	1,588 (2011)(Parish)[1][2]
OS grid reference	SO563431
• London	180 km
Civil parish	Withington
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEREFORD
Postcode district	HR1
Dialling code	01432
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Herefordshire

History

One of the historical features of Withington is the Roman mile post situated on the Worcester road. The only thing that can still be read on it is "This is the road to Hereford"; it was part of a cross but was made into a mile stone in 1700.

Withington also has a church a small primary school, and the Cross Keys pub. It is a small village surrounded by fields, but has a growing population with new houses being built.

Withington used to be home to the Meadow Market, a supermarket that serviced the local community, and it was later bought and renamed by the Normans Super-Warehouse chain. This became the northernmost branch of Normans. The store was opened in May 1971 by farmer and television personality Ted Moult.[3] It closed in 1998 and became several smaller shops on the newly named Withington Retail estate. The site now stands as a housing estate.

Landmarks

Withington Church

The village church is dedicated to St Peter and has a tall, slender spire on a late 13th century tower. There are Norman doorways to the nave and windows in Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles.[4] In the churchyard, north-east of the building, are the Commonwealth war graves of a Royal Fusiliers soldier of World War I and a Royal Air Force airman and WAAF airwoman of World War II.[5]

Railway reopening

There are proposals to reopen the railway station on the Cotswold Line at Withington.[6]

People

• William Saxey, a judge who served for many years on the Irish Bench as Chief Justice of Munster, was buried at St. Peter's Church in 1612.
• Pete Farndon, bassist and founding member of the rock band The Pretenders is buried at St. Peter's Church.[7]

References

1. "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001" (pdf). Herefordshire Council. 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
3. "The Opening of the Meadow Market 1971". Herefordshire Country Life via oldherefordpics.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-opening-of-meadow-market-1971.html. June 1971. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
4. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.
5. CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.
6. Phillips, Jessica (8 October 2016). "Proposal to re-open two rail stations". Hereford Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
7. Guy Castagné. Camion Blanc: Chrissie Hynde Une rockeuse libre, une artiste engagée. Camion Blanc. p. 254. ISBN 978-2-35779-801-4.

External links

• Withington, GENUKI genealogy web portal
• Group Parish website
• List of monuments in the parish
  • Please note that most of the sites are on private property and are not open to the public