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Wellington, Herefordshire

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St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington geograph.org.uk 834336
St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington geograph.org.uk 834336

Wellington, a village in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO494481 had a population of 1005 in the 2011 census .The village is sheltered by the wooded slopes of Dinmore Hill to the north, close to the A49 and roughly midway between Hereford and Leominster. Its half timbered 'black and white' houses mixed with later types of buildings in stone and brick give it a strong regional character. A ford through the Wellington Brook by the church is a unique and picturesque sight. The local church is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch and is a grade I listed building.The village is a compact settlement mentioned in the Domesday Book. The community is enthusiastic and has recently built an attractive and very successful village shop with a post office and meeting room for hire. An enthusiastic group is mounting a bid to buy the village pub and restore it to success. Another group is developing a much needed children's play area on the sports field. Other groups are establishing accessible footpaths for the disabled. Wellington Primary School is Ofsted rated good and has a current roll of 73 children. It is in association with the forward looking Leominster Primary. The Wellington Social club hosts sporting events and is licensed. Extensive playing fields behind the school offer two full size football pitches with flood lighting and stands with covered seating. Also three tennis courts and bowling green. The village has a football team — Wellington FC — which plays in the Hellenic League. There are many local clubs and societies which meet in the Community Rooms run by the Wellington Community Association. Wellington Parish Council meets monthly on the first Thursday.

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Moreton on Lugg
Moreton on Lugg

Moreton on Lugg is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The city and county town of Hereford is approximately 3 miles (5 km) to the south; the market and minster town of Leominster 8 miles (13 km) to the north.The village lies between the A49 trunk road and the Welsh Marches railway line. At the 2001 Census, the population of the village was 952, which had decreased to 920 by the time of the 2011 Census.The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book as being in the Hundred of Cutestornes and having eight villagers and five slaves. The name derives from Old English Mōr-tūn (town by a fen), and its proximity to the River Lugg. In Medieval times, the village was listed as Morton Juxta Logge. In the 16th century the Lords of the Manor at Morton-upon-Lugg were the Perrott family.The village had a railway station on the Welsh Marches Line that operated between December 1853 and June 1958. In the early days of railway operation, the railway station at Moreton was notable for having its ticket office inside a hollow oak tree with a circumference of 62 feet (19 m).The Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed structure which was built around the 15th century and renovated in 1867. The church is in a joint benefice with the Church of St Peter at Pipe and Lyde.On the other east of the River Lugg is Freens Court, investigated by the TV programme Time Team in 1999 as a possible site for the Saxon palace of King Offa. The dig confirmed the existence of a large aisled building but it was thought to date from the mediaeval period.An area north of the village around SO505477 was used for many years by the Royal Army Ordnance Corps for the storage of surplus materials, including the decorations from the July 1969 investiture of the Prince of Wales. The internal railway at the RAOC site was used for training SAS troops to attack railway carriages. When the RAOC site closed in the early 2000s, it was bought by Greatwest Investments Limited for development into a business park.