Aymestrey

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File:St John the Baptist and St Alkmund's Church, Aymestrey - geograph.org.uk - 635376.jpg
The tower of Aymestry's church was built in the 14th century

Aymestrey (pronunciation: /ˈmstr/ AYM-stree) is a village and civil parish in north-western Herefordshire, England. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 351.[1]

Location

It is located on the A4110 road, about 7 miles north-west of Leominster and 8 miles south-west of the historic market town of Ludlow, in south Shropshire. The village is on the River Lugg.

Amenities and history

Aymestrey is home to several homes and cottages,[2] a church,[3] a village hall[4] and a pub or Inn: The Riverside Inn,[5] situated next to River Lugg[6] just off the main road.

The Mortimer Trail[7] waymarked recreational walk passes through the village.

In 1987, the Aymestrey burial, an Early Bronze Age, beaker cist, was discovered during gravel working.[8] It has science been recreated at Leominster Museum.

References

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  2. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219784 geograph.org.uk
  3. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/635376 geograph.org.uk
  4. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219796 geograph.org.uk
  5. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219810 geograph.org.uk
  6. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219775 geograph.org.uk
  7. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/71159 geograph.org.uk
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