Donnington is a village and civil parish near Ledbury.

Parish church

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.[1] Donnington Hall is located here on the outskirts of the village.

In 1870–72, Donnington was described as:

"DONNINGTON, a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; under the Malvern hills, at the boundary with Gloucester, 2¼ miles S of Ledbury town and r[ailway]. station. Post town, Ledbury. Acres, 808. Real property, £1, 566. Pop[ulation]., 105. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £209.* Patron, R. Webb, Esq. The church is old but good; and has a wooden tower."[2]

References

  1. ^ St Mary, Donnington - a church near you
  2. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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