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Avenbury

Civil parish in Herefordshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Avenbury
static_image	St Marys Church (Remains of), Avenbury (geograph 2042326).jpg
static_image_caption	Ruins of St Mary's Church, Avenbury
coordinates
population	225
population_ref	(as stated on citypopulation.de)
os_grid_reference	SO6653
civil_parish	Avenbury
shire_district	Herefordshire
shire_county	Herefordshire
region	West Midlands

Avenbury is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is on the A465, just south of Bromyard, and by the River Frome. The population of this parish at the 2011 Census was 225.

History

Avenbury was mentioned on the Domesday Book. The village that was centred on the church of St Mary has now disappeared leaving the parish consisting of a series of farms and hamlets.

In the post-medieval period the village had a barn and several lime kilns as well as houses.

Parish church

The church was founded ca. 840 AD but rebuilt in Norman times; the tower was built in the 13th century. The church was closed in 1931.{{cite web |access-date = 2007-12-31

In May 2007 the church, which had been acquired by a pagan{{cite web

References

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References

"Civil Ward population 2011".
"Bromyard History".
"Bromyard Historical Society".
"Historic Herefordshire Online - Archaeological Records".
Davidson, Jack. (2007-11-02). "Lottery Cash to buy Historic Church". Ledbury Reporter.
"Haunted London Richard Jones historic tours.".
''The Hereford Times''; 2009/08/06
"Ruined Church of St Mary, Avenbury - Herefordshire, County of (UA)".

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