Halford, Shropshire

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Halford
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The church at Halford
Halford is located in Shropshire
Halford
Halford
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO435833
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAVEN ARMS
Postcode districtSY7
Dialling code01588
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52°26′42″N 2°49′48″W / 52.445°N 2.830°W / 52.445; -2.830Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 2°49′48″W / 52.445°N 2.830°W / 52.445; -2.830

Halford is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It lies just east of the market town of Craven Arms, on the other side of the River Onny.

It was once the centre of a separate civil parish, but is now part of the civil parish of Craven Arms, which was formed in 1987 by merging the parishes of Halford and Stokesay. These two older entities continued as parish wards, however a review of the governance of Craven Arms in 2012 concluded that these two wards will be abolished from May 2013.[1]

Until the 19th century, Halford was a detached part of the parish of Bromfield. The detached part ran up Long Lane, on the other side of the River Onny. Being part of Bromfield brought it into the hundred of Culvestan and from c. 1100 that of Munslow (Lower Division). Bromfield Priory held land at Halford, explaining the connection.[2]

The grade II listed church of St Thomas at Halford is the Anglican parish church of Craven Arms.[3][4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Shropshire Council Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Governance Review - Craven Arms
  2. ^ British history online Bromfield Priory
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Thomas (1269927)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Craven Arms: Show results". A Church Near You. Retrieved 6 January 2022. Halford: St Thomas ... This is the parish church

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