Piff's Elm
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Piff's Elm is the local name for part of the English
parish of Elmstone-Hardwicke
. It is effectively a hamlet
, and is near Hardwicke, Uckington, and Junction 10 of the M5 motorway
in Gloucestershire
. The similarly named Withybridge is also nearby.
Tombs commemorating the Piff family, first recorded in the 16th century, lie in the churchyard of Elmstone-Hardwicke's St Mary Magdalene church
. The elm
itself was felled in 1844.
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...
parish of Elmstone-Hardwicke
Elmstone-Hardwicke
Elmstone Hardwicke is a village and sizeable parish north-west of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England.St Mary Magdelene Church may be considered the hub of the village; its location is...
. It is effectively a hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
, and is near Hardwicke, Uckington, and Junction 10 of the M5 motorway
M5 motorway
The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. The similarly named Withybridge is also nearby.
Tombs commemorating the Piff family, first recorded in the 16th century, lie in the churchyard of Elmstone-Hardwicke's St Mary Magdalene church
Elmstone-Hardwicke
Elmstone Hardwicke is a village and sizeable parish north-west of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England.St Mary Magdelene Church may be considered the hub of the village; its location is...
. The elm
Elm
Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae. The dozens of species are found in temperate and tropical-montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ranging southward into Indonesia. Elms are components of many kinds of natural forests...
itself was felled in 1844.