Avenbury
Encyclopedia
Avenbury is a civil parish
in Herefordshire
, England
. It is on the A465
, just south of Bromyard
, and by the River Frome
.
.
The village that was centred around the church of St Mary has now disappeared leaving the parish consisting of a series of farms and hamlets.
In the post-medieval period the village had a barn and several lime kilns as well as houses.
family are buried in the churchyard. Three of the bells were rehung in St Andrew by the Wardrobe, London, in 1933.
In May 2007 the church, which had been acquired by a pagan in the 1970s was put up for sale and a trust created to buy it for preservation.
In June 2009 St Mary's church was bought by a local archaeologist. In conjunction with English Heritage, restoration work on the church has commenced: St Mary's is a grade II* scheduled monument and is on the "Heritage at Risk Register".
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is on the A465
A465 road
The A465 is a major road in south Wales. It is more commonly known as the Heads of the Valleys Road because it joins together the north ends of the South Wales Valleys...
, just south of Bromyard
Bromyard
Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...
, and by the River Frome
River Frome, Herefordshire
The River Frome is a river in Herefordshire, England. It flows through Bromyard, and Bishops Frome. At Covender its tributary, the River Lodon, joins it...
.
History
Avenbury was mentioned on the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
.
The village that was centred around the church of St Mary has now disappeared leaving the parish consisting of a series of farms and hamlets.
In the post-medieval period the village had a barn and several lime kilns as well as houses.
Parish Church
The church was founded ca. 840 AD but rebuilt in Norman times; the tower was built in the 13th century. The church was closed in 1931. Many of the BaskervilleBaskerville
Baskerville is a transitional serif typeface designed in 1757 by John Baskerville in Birmingham, England. Baskerville is classified as a transitional typeface, positioned between the old style typefaces of William Caslon, and the modern styles of Giambattista Bodoni and Firmin Didot.The...
family are buried in the churchyard. Three of the bells were rehung in St Andrew by the Wardrobe, London, in 1933.
In May 2007 the church, which had been acquired by a pagan in the 1970s was put up for sale and a trust created to buy it for preservation.
In June 2009 St Mary's church was bought by a local archaeologist. In conjunction with English Heritage, restoration work on the church has commenced: St Mary's is a grade II* scheduled monument and is on the "Heritage at Risk Register".