Edingale

Coordinates: 52°42′29″N 1°40′59″W / 52.708°N 1.683°W / 52.708; -1.683
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Edingale
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTAMWORTH
Postcode districtB79
Dialling code01827
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.edingalevillage.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°42′29″N 1°40′59″W / 52.708°N 1.683°W / 52.708; -1.683

Edingale is a village and

Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England.[3][4] It lies on the River Mease, around 7 miles (11 km) north of Tamworth. Historically, the village is shared with Derbyshire. In 2001 the parish had a population of 598,[5]
increasing to 632 at the 2011 census.

History

Edingale was mentioned in the

Domesday book as part of Derbyshire and belonging to Henry de Ferrers[6] and being worth two shillings.[7] The name of the village comes from Old English, with the meaning nook of land of Edin's (or Eadwine's) people.[8]

Until the late 19th century the village of Edingale was divided between the chapelry of Edingale, within Alrewas parish in Staffordshire, and the parish of Croxall, in Derbyshire.[9][10]

In 1831 the population of the Staffordshire village was 177.[11] By 1851 it had risen to 197, on about 850 acres of land, when the lord of the manor was the Earl of Lichfield, though the land belonged to a number of other persons.[12]

Formerly in Tamworth Rural District, the parish became part of Lichfield Rural District during the boundary changes of 1934.[13] The civil parish of Croxall was incorporated into Edingale at the same time.[14]

Landmarks

A number of houses in the village are listed

Grade II, as is the Church of the Holy Trinity and associated buildings. The village of Croxall also has a number of historic buildings.[15] Chetwynd Bridge, an early cast-iron arch bridge, crosses the River Tame from neighbouring Alrewas on the western edge of the parish.[16]

Sport

The village has 1 football team Edingale Swifts. they will play the 2016-2017 season in Division 3 of the Tamworth and District Sunday Football League. They won the Division Three league and cup double in 2015-16 season with an unbeaten league record.[17]

The Black Horse Edingale were the villages other football team but they folded in December 2013.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. ISBN 0 319 24028 2
  4. ^ Map Details Archived 21 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 11 April 2013
  5. ^ "2001 Census: Parish headcounts". Office for National Statistics. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  6. ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Tissington, Atlow and Cowley.
  7. ISBN 0-14-143994-7
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  8. ^ "Key to English Place Names". Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Holy Trinity Church, Edingale". Mease Valley Churches. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  10. ^ "Edingale – a Parish in Perspective". Edingale Parish Council. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  11. ^ "GENUKI: Edingale, Derbyshire". 27 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  12. ^ "GENUKI: Edingale, Staffordshire". 27 May 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  13. ^ "Edingale". Online Gazetteer. Staffordshire County Council. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  14. ^ "Croxall". Online Gazetteer. Staffordshire County Council. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Listed buildings of Edingale CP" (PDF). Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  16. ^ Historic England. "Chetwynd Bridge (1038893)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  17. ^ "The Tamworth & District Sunday Football League". Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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