Tedstone Wafer
Tedstone Wafer is located in Herefordshire
Tedstone Wafer
Tedstone Wafer
Location within Herefordshire
Area5.458 km2 (2.107 sq mi)
Population112 (2011 census)
• Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Tedstone Wafer
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Tedstone Wafer is a village and civil parish 16 miles (26 km) north east of Hereford,[1] in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 112.[2] The parish touches Collington, Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe, Lower Sapey, Norton, Tedstone Delamere and Wolferlow.[3] Tedstone Wafer shares a parish council with Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe, Tedstone Delamere, Upper Sapey and Wolferlow called "North Bromyard Group Parish Council".[4][5]

Landmarks

There are 9 listed buildings in Tedstone Wafer.[6] Tedstone Wafer has a church called St James that was formerly called St Mary[7] and a village hall.[8]

History

The name "Tedstone" means 'Teod(i)'s thorn-tree', the "Wafer" part being that Robert le Wafre held land here in 1160-70.[9] Tedstone Wafer was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tedesthorne/Tetistorp along with Tedstone Delamere.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Distance from Tedstone Wafer [52.230849, 2.472525]". GENUKI. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tedstone Wafer". City Population De. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tedstone Wafer". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "North Bromyard Group Parish Council". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Home". North Bromyard Group Parish Council. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Listed buildings in Tedstone Wafer, Herefordshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Church of St James (Formerly St Mary)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tedstone Wafre Village Hall". Halls for Hire. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tedstone Wafer Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Herefordshire M-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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