Cradley, Herefordshire
Encyclopedia
Cradley is the largest village in Herefordshire
, England
. The nearest towns are Ledbury
, 14 km to the south, and Bromyard
, 15 km to the north west, in Herefordshire and Malvern, Worcestershire
, 7 km to the south east on the other side of the Malvern Hills
.
Cradley has a village shop/ post office, a butcher and a doctors' surgery.
Cradley is the largest Parish in Herefordshire (incorporating Storridge).
was added by Sir George Gilbert Scott
in 1868. Pevsner
also mentions a mediaeval
lychgate
, a font
dated 1722 and the remains of a previous carved font incorporated into a doorway in the tower.
Cradley Village Hall, is a 16th Century timbered building,recently renovated and restored after a serious fire destroyed a large part of the roof. It has 21st Century additions of meeting rooms,Heritage and village resource centre. The heritage archives and local group are available for those researching local history or genealogy. The resource centre has up to date computer and printing and copying services for village use.
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...
. The nearest towns are Ledbury
Ledbury
Ledbury is a town in Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and south of the Malvern Hills.Today, Ledbury is a thriving market town in rural England. The town has a large number of timber framed buildings, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of Ledbury's most outstanding...
, 14 km to the south, and 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...
, 15 km to the north west, in Herefordshire and Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, governed by Malvern Town Council. As of the 2001 census it has a population of 28,749, and includes the historical settlement and commercial centre of Great Malvern on the steep eastern flank of the Malvern Hills, and the former...
, 7 km to the south east on the other side of the Malvern Hills
Malvern Hills
The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern...
.
Cradley has a village shop/ post office, a butcher and a doctors' surgery.
Cradley is the largest Parish in Herefordshire (incorporating Storridge).
Places of interest
St James Church. The chancelChancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
was added by Sir George Gilbert Scott
George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...
in 1868. Pevsner
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
also mentions a mediaeval
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
lychgate
Lychgate
A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard.-Name:...
, a font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
dated 1722 and the remains of a previous carved font incorporated into a doorway in the tower.
Cradley Village Hall, is a 16th Century timbered building,recently renovated and restored after a serious fire destroyed a large part of the roof. It has 21st Century additions of meeting rooms,Heritage and village resource centre. The heritage archives and local group are available for those researching local history or genealogy. The resource centre has up to date computer and printing and copying services for village use.
Festival
2011 will see Cradley as the centre of the "Three Villages Festival" along with neighbours Storridge and Mathon. This is an annual festival of Village life celebrating rural Herefordshire. The 2011 theme is to be "Masquerade", a celebration of mask making and wearing.External links
- Cradley and Storridge village information
- Cradley Primary School
- Cradley - A Village History
- GENUKI for Cradley
- Cradley Village Hall
- Cradley Parish Council
- Cradley Mathon & Storridge annual festival( 3Villages Festival)
- St James the great Church Cradley
- Cradley Mathon and Storridge local mart and information on local businesses and groups