Edingale is a village and civil parish[2] in 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.
A well-known family coming from Edingale would be the Green family, which has lived in the village for generations. Edingale's most famous son must be Mr. E J Holland (Jos Holland), a local farmer who bred shire horses and worked them on his farm into the 1970s.[6] Many of the "shires" bred by Jos Holland earned awards of repute. Jos Holland's main man was Tom Wilcox who worked for him looking after the Shire Horse, Clun Forest Sheep and Tamworth pigs from when he left school until he had to retire due to ill health in his late 50s. The local primary school is the Mary Howard CE School.[7] The village had a second pub until the early 1970s – the Holy Bush.
Historyedit
Edingale was mentioned in the Domesday book as part of Derbyshire and belonging to Henry de Ferrers[8] and being worth two shillings.[9] The name of the village comes from Old English, with the meaning nook of land of Edin's (or Eadwine's) people.[10]
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.[11][12]
In 1831 the population of the Staffordshire village was 177.[13] 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.[14]
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.[17]Chetwynd Bridge, an early cast-iron arch bridge, crosses the River Tame from neighbouring Alrewas on the western edge of the parish.[18]
Sportedit
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.[19]
The Black Horse Edingale were the villages other football team but they folded in December 2013.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edingale.
External linksedit
A Lost Way of Life: Farms in the Parish, edingalevillage.co.uk
December 15, 2023
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Edingale is a village and civil parish 2 in 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 EdingaleThe Black HorseEdingaleLocation within StaffordshirePopulation632 2011 1 OS grid referenceSK214122Civil parishEdingaleDistrictLichfieldShire countyStaffordshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTAMWORTHPostcode districtB79Dialling code01827PoliceStaffordshireFireStaffordshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentTamworthWebsitewww edingalevillage co ukList of places UK England Staffordshire 52 42 29 N 1 40 59 W 52 708 N 1 683 W 52 708 1 683 Contents 1 The village 2 History 3 Landmarks 4 Sport 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksThe village editA well known family coming from Edingale would be the Green family which has lived in the village for generations Edingale s most famous son must be Mr E J Holland Jos Holland a local farmer who bred shire horses and worked them on his farm into the 1970s 6 Many of the shires bred by Jos Holland earned awards of repute Jos Holland s main man was Tom Wilcox who worked for him looking after the Shire Horse Clun Forest Sheep and Tamworth pigs from when he left school until he had to retire due to ill health in his late 50s The local primary school is the Mary Howard CE School 7 The village had a second pub until the early 1970s the Holy Bush History editEdingale was mentioned in the Domesday book as part of Derbyshire and belonging to Henry de Ferrers 8 and being worth two shillings 9 The name of the village comes from Old English with the meaning nook of land of Edin s or Eadwine s people 10 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 11 12 In 1831 the population of the Staffordshire village was 177 13 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 14 Formerly in Tamworth Rural District the parish became part of Lichfield Rural District during the boundary changes of 1934 15 The civil parish of Croxall was incorporated into Edingale at the same time 16 Landmarks editA 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 17 Chetwynd Bridge an early cast iron arch bridge crosses the River Tame from neighbouring Alrewas on the western edge of the parish 18 Sport editThe 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 19 The Black Horse Edingale were the villages other football team but they folded in December 2013 See also editListed buildings in EdingaleReferences edit Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 6 December 2015 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 OS Explorer Map 245 The National Forest 1 25 000 ISBN 0 319 24028 2 Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013 2001 Census Parish headcounts Office for National Statistics 28 April 2004 Retrieved 30 September 2009 Reference to E J Holland retrieved 11 April 2013 school website Archived 18 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 11 April 2013 Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Tissington Atlow and Cowley Domesday Book A Complete Translation London Penguin 2003 p 745 ISBN 0 14 143994 7 Key to English Place Names Institute for Name Studies Retrieved 30 September 2009 Holy Trinity Church Edingale Mease Valley Churches Archived from the original on 2 June 2008 Retrieved 3 October 2009 Edingale a Parish in Perspective Edingale Parish Council 28 September 2009 Retrieved 10 October 2009 GENUKI Edingale Derbyshire 27 October 2008 Retrieved 10 October 2009 GENUKI Edingale Staffordshire 27 May 2000 Retrieved 3 October 2009 Edingale Online Gazetteer Staffordshire County Council 21 April 2009 Archived from the original on 7 March 2012 Retrieved 10 October 2009 Croxall Online Gazetteer Staffordshire County Council 21 April 2009 Archived from the original on 7 March 2012 Retrieved 10 October 2009 Listed buildings of Edingale CP PDF Lichfield District Council Retrieved 1 October 2009 Historic England Chetwynd Bridge 1038893 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 18 November 2023 The Tamworth amp District Sunday Football League Archived from the original on 25 May 2009 Retrieved 11 October 2009 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edingale External links editStaffordshire Past Track Old images of Edingale A Lost Way of Life Farms in the Parish edingalevillage co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edingale amp oldid 1186221994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
