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Pembridge
Pembridge shown within Herefordshire |
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| Population | 1,000 |
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| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Ceremonial county | Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEREFORD |
| Postcode district | HR6 |
| Dialling code | 01544 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North Herefordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Herefordshire | |
Pembridge is a village located just south of the River Arrow on the A44 between Leominster and Kington in Herefordshire, England.
Describing itself as The Jewel in the Crown of the Black and White Village Trail, Pembridge has a history stretching back at least eight hundred years and is notable for its many timber-framed buildings. As a result, it has been possible to date the construction of many of them using tree ring counting techniques with remarkable accuracy. In some cases this has allowed dating to the precise season in which they were erected, not just the year.
Pembridge gained a royal charter allowing it to hold a market and two fairs in 1239. During the Middle Ages, the Cowslip Fair (held every May) and the Woodcock Fair (held in November) were important places for agricultural labourers across the county to seek work from landowners.
In 1856, the Leominster and Kington Railway developed a railway station to connect to Kington to Leominster. Taken over by the Great Western Railway, it closed to passengrs in 1955, and freight in 1961.
Today, Pembridge has a population of around 1,000 with three pubs/restaurants, gallerie, a wonderful village shop which was built as the original church rectory, and a church. The shop closed in Dec 2010.
Despite its small size, Pembridge has a remarkable number of things named for it, including:
Black and White village trail-[1]