Monnington on Wye - United_Kingdom

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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	Herefordshire
Shire county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Hereford
Postcode district	HR4

Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands

UK Parliament	North Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°05′10″N 2°55′04″W

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

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

External links

Grid reference SO 3722 4349

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Major settlements	Bromyard Hereford Kington Ledbury Leominster Ross-on-Wye See also: List of civil parishes in Herefordshire
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