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Edingale

Village in Staffordshire, England

Summary

Village in Staffordshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Edingale
country	England
region	West Midlands
static_image_name	The Black Horse, Edingale.jpg
static_image_caption	The Black Horse
population	632
population_ref	(2011)
os_grid_reference	SK214122
coordinates
post_town	TAMWORTH
postcode_district	B79
postcode_area	B
dial_code	01827
constituency_westminster	Tamworth
civil_parish	Edingale
shire_district	Lichfield
shire_county	Staffordshire
website	www.edingalevillage.co.uk

Edingale is a village and civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, around 7 mi north of Tamworth. Historically, the village is shared with Derbyshire. In 2001 the parish had a population of 598, increasing to 632 at the 2011 census.

History

Edingale was mentioned in the Domesday Book as part of Derbyshire and belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth two shillings. The name of the village comes from Old English, with the meaning nook of land of Edins (or Eadwines) people.

Until the late 19th century the village of Edingale was divided between the chapelry of Edingale, within Alrewas parish in Staffordshire, and the parish of Croxall, in Derbyshire.

In 1831 the population of the Staffordshire village was 177. By 1851 it had risen to 197, on about 850 acres of land, when the lord of the manor was the Earl of Lichfield, though the land belonged to a number of other persons.

Formerly in Tamworth Rural District, the parish became part of Lichfield Rural District during the boundary changes of 1934. The civil parish of Croxall was incorporated into Edingale at the same time.

Landmarks

A number of houses in the village are listed Grade II, as is the Church of the Holy Trinity and associated buildings. The village of Croxall also has a number of historic buildings. Chetwynd Bridge, an early cast-iron arch bridge, crosses the River Tame from neighbouring Alrewas on the western edge of the parish.

Sport

The village has 1 football team Edingale Swifts. they will play the 2016–2017 season in Division 3 of the Tamworth and District Sunday Football League. They won the Division Three league and cup double in 2015–16 season with an unbeaten league record.

The Black Horse Edingale were the villages other football team but they folded in December 2013.

References

"Civil Parish population 2011".
OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest :(1:25 000) :{{ISBN. 0 319 24028 2
[http://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/paper-maps/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain-os-explorer-map/the-national-forest/pid-9780319240281 Map Details] {{Webarchive. link. (21 February 2013 retrieved 11 April 2013)
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Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including [[Tissington]], [[Atlow]] and [[Cowley, Derbyshire. Cowley]].

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