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Gladestry
Gladestry () is a small village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, mid-Wales, close to the border with England at the end of the Hergest Ridge and south of the large moorland area of Radnor Forest. People living in Gladestry rely on the nearby town of Kington, Herefordshire, for shops, employment, and public services. Local employment is provided mainly by agriculture community, and a local quarry. The village includes a parish church, St Mary's, a Grade I listed building, a pub, a primary school which educates around 50–60 children and a village hall. In the 2001 census the population of the community was 419, reducing slightly to 412 at the 2011 census. In the 2021 census, Gladestry had a population of 440, with 98.2% being white, 7.9% able to speak Welsh, and 2.7% born outside of the United Kingdom. The community includes Newchurch and Michaelchurch-on-Arrow, where another church, St Michael's is also a Grade I listed building. Offa's Dyke Offa's Dyke Path passes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Gladestry
St Mary's Church is an active parish church in the village of Gladestry, Powys, Wales. The village lies east of Builth Wells close to the border with England. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building. History The Church of St Mary stands in a rectangular churchyard in the centre of the village of Gladestry, some 6km to the west of the Herefordshire town of Kington. The church dates from the 13th century, although possibly with earlier origins, and was enlarged in the 14th. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) records that the spire, atop the 13th-century tower, dates from the 18th century. The church was twice restored, at the beginning and at the end of the 20th century. The church remains an active parish church in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon and occasional services are held. Architecture and description St Mary's consists of a nave, a chancel with a bellcote above, an aisle, a western tower and a sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Michael's Church, Michaelchurch-on-Arrow
St Michael's Church is an active parish church in the village of Michaelchurch-on-Arrow, Gladestry, Powys, Wales. Despite its location in Wales, St Michael's is a member of the Church of England, administered through the parish of Brilley with Michaelchurch-on-Arrow in the Diocese of Hereford. Built in the 13th century, the church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building. History The Church of St Michael stands in a rectangular churchyard in the centre of the hamlet of Michaelchurch-on-Arrow, near Gladestry, close to the border with England and 8km from Kington, Herefordshire. The church dates from the 13th century, although possibly with earlier origins, and was restored in 1869. Although located in Wales, St Michael's is a church of the Church of England, administered through the parish of Brilley with Michaelchurch-on-Arrow in the Diocese of Hereford. Architecture and description St Michael's consists of a nave, a chancel, a western tower and a south porch a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baynham Hall
Baynham Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th -century manor house located in Michaelchurch-On-Arrow, Gladestry, Powys, Wales. Originally built circa 1700, the stone house was added to an earlier wing of the previous property and developments. Of William and Mary-aged proportions across five bays, it has a tall hipped roof, pediment gable containing a Venetian window, and tall chimney stacks. Internally the house contains a period staircase with contemporary turned balustrades. Adjacent to the main house is an L-shaped 18th-century corn barn with byres. In 1830, Hugh Lloyd, originally of Llanddewi Ystradenny, Radnorshire, purchased Baynham Hall from William Trumper. It was Grade II* listed on the 21 September 1962, and forms part of the Cadw (, a Welsh verbal noun meaning "keeping/preserving") is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government and part of the Tourism and Culture group. works to protect the historic buildings and structures, the landscapes and herita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radnorshire
Radnorshire () was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974, later becoming a Districts of Wales, district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It covered a sparsely populated area, and was bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, to the east by Herefordshire, to the south by Brecknockshire and to the west by Ceredigion, Cardiganshire. The county was formed in 1536 from several Marcher Lord, Marcher lordships under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, Laws in Wales Acts, as part of the formal annexation of Wales into the Kingdom of England by Henry VIII. The county was named after New Radnor, which was the original county town. From 1543 onwards the assizes were held alternately at New Radnor and Presteigne, later settling at Presteigne alone. Presteigne then served as the county's administrative centre until 1889 when Radnorshire County Council was established and chose to base itself in Llan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hergest Ridge
Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys. Its highest point, which is in England, is high. It has a topographic prominence of and thus is listed as a Marilyn. "Hergest" is pronounced to rhyme with 'hardest' with a hard "g" (as in "garden"). Description The Offa's Dyke Path waymarked long distance footpath leads along the ridge, and provides good access to the summit from the road end beyond Hergest Croft Gardens, to the east. The path passes close by the highest point of the ridge and the adjacent trig point. During the Second World War the hill was cultivated, but has now reverted to rough sheep grazing and moorland, and is partly covered by bracken and gorse. Monkey-puzzle trees A group of eight ''Araucaria araucana'' or Monkey Puzzle trees were planted in April 1988 by Phil Wright (gardener) on behalf of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path () is a long-distance footpath loosely following the Wales–England border. Officially opened on 10 July 1971, by John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Lord Hunt, it is one of Britain's National Trails and draws hillwalking, walkers from throughout the world. About of the route either follows, or keeps close company with, the remnants of Offa's Dyke, an Earthworks (engineering), earthwork traditionally thought to have been constructed in the late 8th century on the orders of Offa of Mercia, King Offa of Mercia. Walking trail Traveling south to north, starting by the Severn Estuary at Sedbury, near Chepstow, and finishing at Prestatyn on the north coast, the walk will take an average walker roughly 12 days to complete. Roughly following the border in parts, and elsewhere the ancient monument of Offa's Dyke, as well as natural features such as the Hatterrall Ridge, the Dyke Path passes through a variety of landscapes. The route traces the eastern edge of the Black Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radnor Forest
Radnor Forest () is a rock dome composed of Silurian shales, mudstones and limestone in the historic county of Radnorshire, Powys, Mid Wales. It is a forest in the medieval sense of the word (an area of land set aside for hunting). It lies within the Welsh Marches region since Offa's Dyke lies nearby to the east. The area lies to the north of the Black Mountains and to the east of the Cambrian Mountains. Hergest Ridge is immediately to the south-east of the area (just across the English border into Herefordshire), near the small town of Kington. The highest point in the area is Rhos Fawr a broad plateau which reaches , and is equipped with a trig point to mark the summit. A similar plateau adjoining to the east, Black Mixen is the only Nuttall to have a communications mast (a radio transmitter) on its summit. Geology The massif is formed from argillaceous rocks of Ludlow age, i.e. late Silurian around 425 million years ago. The strata are exposed around Harley Dingle and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newchurch, Powys
Newchurch () is a small rural village in Powys, Wales, centred around St Mary's Church. The village is within the community of Gladestry, about north of Hay-on-Wye, and is on the Offa's Dyke Path, one of the UK's National Trails. The church of St Mary is Grade II listed, and was rebuilt in 1856–57. Francis Kilvert, the Welsh clergyman and diarist, was a frequent visitor. The adjoining Great House and its barn are also Grade II listed. Great House is described by Cadw (, a Welsh verbal noun meaning "keeping/preserving") is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government and part of the Tourism and Culture group. works to protect the historic buildings and structures, the landscapes and heritage ... as a "late C15 cruck-framed hall house, notable for the great span of its trusses, at 28ft the widest yet recorded in Wales." Notes Villages in Powys {{Powys-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Rider
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, ''Eohippus'', into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BCE in Central Asia, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BCE. Horses in the subspecies ''caballus'' are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, which are horses that have never been domesticated. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior. Horses are adapted to run, allowing them to quickly escape predators, and posses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridleway
A bridle path, also bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, ride, bridle road, or horse trail, is a trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding on horses. Trails originally created for use by horses often now serve a wider range of users, including equestrians, hikers, and cyclists. Such paths are either impassable for motorized vehicles, or vehicles are banned. The laws relating to allowable uses vary from country to country. In industrialized countries, bridle paths are now primarily used for recreation. However, they are still important transportation routes in other areas. For example, they are the main method of traveling to mountain villages in Lesotho. In England and Wales a bridle path now refers to a route which can be legally used by horse riders in addition to walkers, and since 1968, by cyclists. A "ride" is another term used for a bridleway: "a path or track, esp. one through a wood, usually made for riding on horseback" (''Oxford English Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Hall
A village hall is a public building in a rural or suburban community which functions as a community centre without a religious affiliation. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, a village hall is a building which is owned by a local government council or independent trustees, and is run for the benefit of the local community. It is estimated that there are over 10,000 such village halls. Most were built in the first decade after World War I (1919-1929) as part of a programme led by the newly-formed National Council of Social Service. Such a hall is typically used for a variety of public and private functions, such as: * Parish council meetings * Polling station for local and national elections *Sports and exercise groups - badminton is typical * Local drama productions *Dances * Jumble sales *Private parties such as birthdays or wedding receptions Village halls are generally run by committees, and if not already part of a local government body such as a parish council, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
