Monnington on Wye

Monnington on Wye is a village in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye.

Monnington on Wye

St Mary's Church
Monnington on Wye
Location within Herefordshire
Civil parish
  • Brobury with Monnington-on-Wye
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHereford
Postcode districtHR4
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The place-name 'Monnington' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Manitune. The name means 'Manna's town or settlement', or 'the town or settlement of Manna's people'.[1]

Monnington is joined with Brobury for civil parish purposes as Brobury with Monnington-on-Wye.[2]

The church of St Mary's is a grade I listed building.[3]

Monnington Court includes a moot hall, completed before 1230.[4]

Monnington is regarded as a possible location of Owain Glyndŵr's retirement, death and burial.[5]

References
  1. Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.330.
  2. "Parish Council". Bredwardine and Brobury website. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. "Church of St Mary, Brobury with Monnington on Wye". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. Monnington Court visitor information leaflet
  5. Davies, John A History of Wales p. 197



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