Nash, South Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°20′35″N 2°35′06″W / 52.343°N 2.585°W / 52.343; -2.585 Nash is small village and civil parish located in Shropshire, England, situated south west of Ludlow and north of Tenbury Wells. The parish had a population of 305 at the 2001 census.^[1] The civil parish includes the small village of Knowle.

Government

The Parish Council was formed at the time when there was little difference to the people between the Church and the State. The parish was formed around the small village that was there and was centred around St Johns Baptist Church.

In the late 1800s the Church and State separated which resulted in a change of governance. Nash is now represented by the Nash Parish Council and the Church of England by the Parochial Church Council.^[2]

The Parish Council has most of the power which affect the local people and manages local amenities. Mr Jeffrey Boak is the representative for Nash Parish Council for the Ludlow and Clee Area Joint Committee.^[3]

Transport & Services

The main way to get around Nash is via a motorised vehicle as the parish is in a remote area. The parish lies on the B214 road which can be accessed via the A456 or A49.Tenbury Wells is the closest market town to Nash being 3.5 miles away. It is the closest place where locals can go to shops and accommodation for any visitors to the area. Ludlow is the closest town where all the high street shops are found and big super markets which is 8 miles away from Nash. The nearest train station is Ludlow.

To save the local residents travelling to Tenbury Wells or Ludlow all the time the council has provided services such as a mobile library and village hall.

Library

The nearest library is in Ludlow town which is 8 miles away so there is a mobile library available on a Thursday from 12:30 to 12:40pm on alternate weeks. ^[4]

Village Hall

Local entertainment is by visiting the local pub or getting together at the village hall. In November 2010 the village hall got a grant for a table tennis table to be installed. ^[5]

Mahorall Farm Cider

Mahorall is a family run farm in Nash, south of Ludlow. The farm can be dated back to 1650^[6] where it was originally used for mixed farming. Over the years the farm has been placed in different ownerships and facilitated different types of farming.

The farm was originally part of a group of a country estate consisting of 16^[7] farms that all specialised in their own area of farming. Mahorall was built to specialise in livestock and horses. In 1825^[7] an external building was constructed on the side of the farm building to create stables, a workshop, a granary and fodder storage.^[7]

In the late 1960s the farm was converted into a dairy farm, but was short lived as the dairy industry collapsed. The farm has since gone under extensive repair work and in 2000^[6] the King-Turner family opened it as a cider farm and nature reserve.

The farm which is 14^[7] acres not only produces local cider but also hosts a range of activities for visitors and the local community.

Hawkeye Falconry

Mahorall Farm Cider and Hawkeye Falconry have joined to together to offer visitors a day's experience with Falcons. Groups of 3 to 8 people will spend the day from 10.00am – 4.00pm getting close to the falcons and going on a Hawk walk through the farms landscape. ^[8]

Nature Trail

In 2006 the Heritage lottery gave Mahorall Farm a grant to build a nature trail on the land.^[9] The walk is free for everyone and takes approximately an hour to complete. The walk passes through 12 acres of wildlife, streams, woodland, orchards and open pastures. Three rare Exmoor Ponies live on the land which the walk passes through.^[9]

Food Fayres

Mahorall Farm Cider attend local food and drink fayres throughout the year promoting and selling locally brewed cider.^[10]

St John the Baptist Church

St John the Baptist Church, Nash, Shropshire.

The church of St John the Baptist, Nash, dates back to the early 14th^[11] century with Norman windows in the tower dating back to 1066 – 1154.^[11] The church was originally used as a chapel for the ease of Burford, until in 1849 when it became a church in its own right. A north aisle was added to the building in 1865 after it became a church.^[11]

The church regularly holds community social events for the local people such as strawberry teas to beetle drives.^[12]

An old wooden vertical south dial still exists on the exterior of the church showing hours from VI to VI.^[13]

Politician Edward Brocklehurst Fielden (1857–1942), who lived at Court of Hill from 1926 to his death, is buried in the churchyard.^[14]

Nash Court

Nash Court

The Court of Hill, Nash, is a Grade II listed building from mediaeval origins and can be dated back until 1683.^[15] The Manor house is 2 storeys high and has an attic. Alterations on the building were made in 1927.^[15] The arms of the south entrance can be traced to the work of Andrew Hill in 1683 with the help of his wife Anne Powys of Henley, near Ludlow.^[15]

In 1846 the court was converted into a residential school by a local headmaster Henry Lucas Oakly. The National Association of Boys Club took over the building in 1948 and turned it into a training base and camp site.^[16] The building was then converted back to a school in the 1970s and became part of the Fishmoor hall schools group and had a sister school called Hallow Park school for girls. It became a school for boys all over the country who needed discipline. The school was closed in December 1991.^[17]

The building was only listed on 12 November 1954.^[15]

References

External links

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