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Edingale
Edingale shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 598 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SK214122 |
| Parish | Edingale |
| District | Lichfield |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAMWORTH |
| Postcode district | B79 9 |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Tamworth |
| Website | www.edingalevillage.co.uk |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Edingale is a village and civil parish[2] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, around 7 miles (11 km) north of Tamworth close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2001 the parish had a population of 598.[1]
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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. Many of the "shires" bred by Jos Holland earned awards of repute. Another famous Edingale family are the Duggins family of whom George Duggins was the main handler for Jos Holland. The local primary school is the Mary Howard CE School. The village had a second pub until the early 1970s - the Green Man. Another notable village family are the Garlands who originally owned farms in the area and have now expanded into shooting grounds and even rocket launching areas. The Village also has its own pub called the Black Horse which many villagers refer to as their local.
Edingale was mentioned in the Domesday book as part of Derbyshire and belonging to Henry de Ferrers[3] and being worth two shillings.[4] The name of the village comes from Old English, with the meaning nook of land of Edin's (or Eadwine's) people.[5]
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.[6][7]
In 1831 the population of the Staffordshire village was 177.[8] 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.[9]
Formerly in Tamworth Rural District, the parish became part of Lichfield Rural District during the boundary changes of 1934.[10] The civil parish of Croxall was incorporated into Edingale at the same time.[11]
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.[12]
The village has 2 football teams, Edingale Black Horse and Edingale Swifts. Both these teams played during the 2009 - 2010 season in Division 3 of the Tamworth and District Sunday Football League.[13]
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