Credenhill
Shire county | |
Region | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hereford |
Postcode district | HR4 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Credenhill is a village and
History
Credenhill village has had military connections since 80 BC, when Iron Age Celts constructed a hill fort and earthwork defence system commanding the surrounding area. The Romans founded the town of Magnis at what is now Kenchester, which was later abandoned during the withdrawal of Roman armies from Britain. In 428 AD Magnis was destroyed by a fire during raids by the Picts and Scots. The remains of the old fort was occupied by the Saxons in 480 AD. The Saxon chief Creoda occupied the fort in 540 AD, and "Creoda's Hill" gave its name to Credenhill.
During the First World War, land in Credenhill was occupied by an army unit to store ammunition. In 1939 the land was requisitioned for defence and became
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Breinton with a total ward population as at the 2011 Census of 3,612.[2]
Landmarks
There is an
Trial
The 12th-century church of St Mary is a grade I listed building.[3]
Near Credenhill is the site of the former
Notable people
- Credenhill has links to rectory garden for the company's first produce.[citation needed]
- Thomas Traherne, the 17th-century English poet and religious writer, was rector of Credenhill for ten years.[citation needed]
Climate
At Credenhill, the temperature is usually between −0.8 °C (30.6 °F) and 23.2 °C (73.8 °F). The highest recorded temperature was 33.6 °C (92.5 °F) in July 2006, and the coldest was −15.8 °C (3.6 °F) on 26 December 2010. In contrast, the minimum temperature on 26 December 2015 was 12.9 °C (55.2 °F), higher than even the average July night, the warmest month of the year. The frostiest month is February, with an average of 10.5 days recording a temperature below 0.1 °C (32.2 °F). There are no air frosts in meteorological summer. The whole year averages about 49.3 days with an air frost. It is windiest in March, the average wind speed is 7.2 miles per hour (11.6 km/h). It is calmest in July, when the average wind speed at 10 m is just 5.1 miles per hour (8.2 km/h). The yearly average wind speed is 6.1 miles per hour (9.8 km/h).[6][7]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Church of St Mary, Credenhill". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Goodwin, Nicola (6 May 2010). "SAS: Troopers tell their stories". BBC. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "RAF Hereford (Credenhill) - RAF Stations - H". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. M B Barrass. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Hereford climate". Met Office.
- ^ S.L., Tutiempo Network. "Climate HEREFORD/CREDENHILL - Climate data (35220)".