Halford, Shropshire

Halford

The church at Halford
Halford
Halford shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference SO435833
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CRAVEN ARMS
Postcode district SY7
Dialling code 01588
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Halford is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It lies just east of the small 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 by merging the parish of Halford with that of 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shropshire Council Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. Governance Review - Craven Arms
  2. ↑ British history online Bromfield Priory

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