Cherrington
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Cherrington is a village in Shropshire
, England
, in the civil parish
of Tibberton and Cherrington
. It was recorded as a manor
in Domesday
, when it was held by Gerard de Tournai, and was stated to have been held by a man named Uliet in the time of Edward the Confessor
, although it was recorded as "waste", in an uncultivated state, by the time Gerard took possession of it.
Its name is possibly derived from the Old English personal name Ceorl, or it may have originally been "Ceorranton" from the name Ceorra ("the settlement of Ceorra's people").
Cherrington is near to the larger village of Tibberton
, to the east; Waters Upton
is to the west and Great Bolas
to the north-west. Newport
is the nearest town. It contains several half-timbered buildings including Cherrington Manor, which dates from 1635 and was probably built for a rather obscure landowner and Member of Parliament
, Sir Richard Leveson of Lilleshall
(1598-1661).
Cherrington Manor (or in some versions, the malt-house standing behind it) was popularly supposed to have been the building referenced in the nursery rhyme
This Is the House That Jack Built
. The story is, however, a purely local attribution with no particular evidence to back it up.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, 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...
, in the civil parish
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...
of Tibberton and Cherrington
Tibberton and Cherrington
Tibberton and Cherrington is a parish in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England.It consists of the villages of Tibberton and Cherrington...
. It was recorded as a manor
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
in Domesday
Domesday 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...
, when it was held by Gerard de Tournai, and was stated to have been held by a man named Uliet in the time of Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
, although it was recorded as "waste", in an uncultivated state, by the time Gerard took possession of it.
Its name is possibly derived from the Old English personal name Ceorl, or it may have originally been "Ceorranton" from the name Ceorra ("the settlement of Ceorra's people").
Cherrington is near to the larger village of Tibberton
Tibberton, Shropshire
Tibberton is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.It is a fairly small village with some new barn conversions contrasting with the older houses. The River Meese flows just to the north of the village...
, to the east; Waters Upton
Waters Upton
Waters Upton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is just off the A442 and has a church, two pubs and a post office with a post box....
is to the west and Great Bolas
Great Bolas
Great Bolas is a small village in rural Shropshire, England, north-west of the town of Newport, in between the rivers Meese and Tern. It is part of the civil parish of Waters Upton...
to the north-west. Newport
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
is the nearest town. It contains several half-timbered buildings including Cherrington Manor, which dates from 1635 and was probably built for a rather obscure landowner and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, Sir Richard Leveson of Lilleshall
Lilleshall
Lilleshall is a village in Shropshire, England.It lies between the towns of Telford and Newport, on the A518, in the Telford and Wrekin borough and the Wrekin constituency....
(1598-1661).
Cherrington Manor (or in some versions, the malt-house standing behind it) was popularly supposed to have been the building referenced in the nursery rhyme
Nursery rhyme
The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" poems for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the older ‘Mother Goose Rhymes’ is still often used.-Lullabies:...
This Is the House That Jack Built
This Is the House That Jack Built
"This Is the House That Jack Built" is a popular British nursery rhyme and cumulative tale. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20584. It is Aarne-Thompson type 2035.-Lyrics:This is perhaps the most common set of modern lyrics:...
. The story is, however, a purely local attribution with no particular evidence to back it up.