Aymestrey
Aymestrey ( /ˈeɪmstriː/ AYM-stree) is a village and civil parish in north-western Herefordshire, England. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 351.[1]
Location
It is located on the A4110 road, about 7 miles north-west of Leominster and 8 miles south-west of the historic market town of Ludlow, in south Shropshire. The village is on the River Lugg.
Amenities and history
Aymestrey is home to several homes and cottages,[2] a church,[3] a village hall[4] and a pub or Inn: The Riverside Inn,[5] situated next to River Lugg[6] just off the main road.
The Mortimer Trail[7] waymarked recreational walk passes through the village.
In 1987, the Aymestrey burial, an Early Bronze Age, beaker cist, was discovered during gravel working.[8] It has since been recreated at Leominster Museum.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219784 geograph.org.uk
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/635376 geograph.org.uk
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219796 geograph.org.uk
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219810 geograph.org.uk
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219775 geograph.org.uk
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/71159 geograph.org.uk
- ^ "Herefordshire Through Time - Monument Detail". Herefordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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External links
- http://www.Aymestrey.org - Aymestrey Community Website
- http://www.theriversideinn.org - The Riverside Inn at Aymestrey
- Aymestrey on Google Maps: Hybrid, Map
- Aymestrey in the Domesday Book
52°17′N 2°50′W / 52.283°N 2.833°W
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