Clehonger
Encyclopedia
Clehonger is a village
and civil parish
in Herefordshire
, England
, 7 km (4.3 mi) south west of Hereford
.
The village has a small shop with post office and a school for 5–11 year olds, which has approx 130–150 pupils per year. The school's catchment area includes Belmont (2 miles away, a suburb of Hereford). A Natural Gas main was laid to south Herefordshire in the early 1990s and since then most housing seems to have changed over to it. Broadband
services became available in the village from June 2005.
The village has one pub - The Seven Stars. The Seven Stars was one of the first pubs in the County of Herefordshire to have a Petanque piste, and still has a team today. The village previously had a petrol station. However this was closed down around 2000, demolished, and the land used for housing in 2001.
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The major road link is the B4349, which passes to the side of the village.
council housing, mid-1960s buildings and 1970s/1980s buildings. The post World War II housing is mainly nearer the north side of the village, whilst the 1970s/1980s housing was built to the south and west sides. The mid-1960s housing occupies the middle of the village. In the 1970/1980s, bungalow
s and dormas seemed to have proliferated while the 1960s housing is the more traditional 3 or 4 bed semi-detached
type.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and 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...
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
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, 7 km (4.3 mi) south west of Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
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Infrastructure and services
The village hall is quite modern and has a pre-school group based there on some or most weekdays mornings.The village has a small shop with post office and a school for 5–11 year olds, which has approx 130–150 pupils per year. The school's catchment area includes Belmont (2 miles away, a suburb of Hereford). A Natural Gas main was laid to south Herefordshire in the early 1990s and since then most housing seems to have changed over to it. Broadband
Broadband
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services became available in the village from June 2005.
The village has one pub - The Seven Stars. The Seven Stars was one of the first pubs in the County of Herefordshire to have a Petanque piste, and still has a team today. The village previously had a petrol station. However this was closed down around 2000, demolished, and the land used for housing in 2001.
Church
The 12th century parish church is dedicated to All Saints and is notable for its monuments to the local manorial family, the PembridgesPembridge Castle
Pembridge Castle, originally called Newland Castle, is a late 12th century to early 13th century Grade I listed former border castle located approximately northwest of Welsh Newton in Herefordshire, England....
.
Transport
Clehonger is served by buses primarily by two bus services: - the 39 (Brecon - Hereford service) and 449 (Madley - Hereford service).The major road link is the B4349, which passes to the side of the village.
Housing
Apart from the occasional farm cottage or farm house, the vast majority of housing in the village is predominantly a mix of post World War IIWorld War II
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council housing, mid-1960s buildings and 1970s/1980s buildings. The post World War II housing is mainly nearer the north side of the village, whilst the 1970s/1980s housing was built to the south and west sides. The mid-1960s housing occupies the middle of the village. In the 1970/1980s, bungalow
Bungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
s and dormas seemed to have proliferated while the 1960s housing is the more traditional 3 or 4 bed semi-detached
Semi-detached
Semi-detached housing consists of pairs of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall and usually in such a way that each house's layout is a mirror image of its twin...
type.