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Burrington, Herefordshire

Burrington
Burrington churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 1320975.jpg
Burrington is located in Herefordshire
Burrington
Burrington
Burrington shown within Herefordshire
Population 138 (2011)
OS grid reference SO4472
Civil parish
  • Burrington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ludlow
Postcode district SY8
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°20′40″N 2°49′13″W / 52.344483°N 2.820227°W / 52.344483; -2.820227Coordinates: 52°20′40″N 2°49′13″W / 52.344483°N 2.820227°W / 52.344483; -2.820227

Burrington is a small village and civil parish in the far north of Herefordshire, England.

It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Downton.

It is located 6 miles southwest of Ludlow and features a parish church dedicated to St George.

Burrington is a settlement which dates back to the Domesday Book, when the manor was held by Edric the Wild, around whom many legends subsequently grew. The present church dates from 1864, when an earlier structure was rebuilt. It boasts possibly the finest collection of seventeenth and eighteenth century cast iron grave slabs in the country.

Little is known about the date of the original church on the site. An unsigned drawing of 1842 shows it to have been a much lower structure than the present building, consisting of nave, chancel and wooden south porch. At the west end was a wooden belfry with a shingled broach spire. All windows, including the three light east window, were square headed with hood moulds, suggestive of a date in the early sixteenth century. An unusual feature was a small blocked opening high in the east gable, also with a hood mould, the purpose of which is unclear. The chancel of the old church was longer than that of the present building, with the grave slabs originally being placed inside. A large dormer window probably gave light to a west gallery. The exterior of the church was rendered and limewashed, giving it a very Welsh appearance.

The Churchwardens' Accounts, which survive from 1833, suggest that fairly regular expenditure was necessary to maintain the building, particularly the roof, belfry and glazing, and it is possible that this provided some of the impetus to rebuild.

The cost of rebuilding the nave was borne entirely by the local landowner, Mr A. Boughton-Knight of Downton Castle, while that of the chancel was met by the Vicar and a number of subscribers. There was probably a disagreement between Knight and the Vicar, Philip Hale, which resulted in the use of different architects for the two parts of the building.


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