Collington, Herefordshire

Collington
Collington Location within Herefordshire
Area	4.044 km^2 (1.561 sq mi)
Population	61 (2001 census)
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Civil parish	Collington
Unitary authority	County of Herefordshire
Shire county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Collington is a village and civil parish 15 miles (24 km) north east of Hereford,^[1] in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 61.^[2] The parish touches Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe, Edwyn Ralph, Stoke Bliss, Tedstone Wafer, Thornbury and Wolferlow.^[3] Collington shares a parish council with Edwyn Ralph and Thornbury called "Thornbury Group Parish Council".^[4][5]

Landmarks

There are 7 listed buildings in Collington.^[6] Collington has a church called St Mary.^[7]

History

The name "Collington" means 'Farm/settlement connected with Cola/Col'.^[8] Collington was recorded in the Domesday Book as Col(l)intune.^[9] On 24 March 1884 Combe's Wood Houses (which had 1 house in 1891) was transferred from the parish of Edvin Loach to the parish.^[10]

References

1. "Distance from Collington [52.237051, 2.516298]". GENUKI. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
3. "Collington". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
4. "Thornbury Group Parish Council". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
5. "Home". Thornbury Group Parish Council. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
6. "Listed buildings in Collington, Herefordshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. "Collington". Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
8. "Collington Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
9. "Herefordshire A-L". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
10. "Relationships and changes Collington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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