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Cradley
Cradley
	Cradley Church
	Cradley Location within Herefordshire
Population	1,667 (2011)
OS grid reference	SO735471
Civil parish	Cradley and Storridge;
Unitary authority	Herefordshire;
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Malvern
Postcode district	WR13
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Herefordshire;
	List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°07′19″N 2°23′16″W / 52.1220°N 2.3877°W

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Cradley (/ˈkrædli/) is a village in the civil parish of Cradley and Storridge, in Herefordshire, England.^[2]^[3] The nearest Herefordshire towns to Cradley are Ledbury, 9 miles (14 km) to the south and Bromyard, 9 miles to the north-west. The Worcestershire town of Malvern is 4 miles (6 km) to the south-east on the farther side of the Malvern Hills. Cradley and Storridge parish had a 2011 population of 1,667.^[1] On 12 October 2018 the parish was renamed from "Cradley" to "Cradley & Storridge".^[4]

Cradley village hall is a 16th-century timbered building. It was built as a school for boys.^[5] It has been renovated and restored after a fire destroyed a large part of the roof.^[when?] It has 21st-century additions of meeting rooms, and is a heritage and village resource centre. Used for research into local history and genealogy, it has computer, printing and copying services. Since the closure of the combined village shop and post office,^[when?] a post office counter with usual services is part of the village hall.^{[citation needed]} A new village stores opened in 2022.^[6]

The parish church is dedicated to St James. The chancel was added by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1868.^[7] Pevsner also mentions a mediaeval lychgate, a font dated 1722 and the remains of a previous carved font incorporated into a doorway in the tower. Carved stones in the fabric of the church have been identified as dating from the Saxon period.^{[citation needed]}

The "Three Villages Festival" celebrates the rural Herefordshire life of the villages of Cradley, Storridge and Mathon. In 2011, the event's theme was "Masquerade", an exploration of mask making and wearing.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ "Cradley and Storridge". Mapit. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^ "Request by Cradley Parish Council to change its name to Cradley and Storridge Parish Council" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^ "Herefordshire Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ Herefordshire. The Western Gate of England. Kings England Series of books Edited by Arthur Mee. Pub.1938.Page 48.
^ Banner, Tom; "Cradley Village Store finally opens after lengthy campaign", Worcester News, 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023
^ The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1963 p106 ISBN 0-14-071025-6

External links

[census2011-1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[2] "Cradley and Storridge". Mapit. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[3] "Request by Cradley Parish Council to change its name to Cradley and Storridge Parish Council" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[4] "Herefordshire Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[5] Herefordshire. The Western Gate of England. Kings England Series of books Edited by Arthur Mee. Pub.1938.Page 48.

[6] Banner, Tom; "Cradley Village Store finally opens after lengthy campaign", Worcester News, 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023

[7] The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1963 p106 ISBN 0-14-071025-6

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+|static_image_caption = Cradley Church
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+'''Cradley''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|r|æ|d|l|i}}) is a village in the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Cradley and Storridge]], in [[Herefordshire]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/62281.html|title=Cradley and Storridge|publisher=Mapit|accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/s50060641/Request%20by%20Cradley%20Parish%20Council%20to%20change%20its%20name%20to%20Cradley%20and%20Storridge%20Council%20main%20report.pdf|title=Request by Cradley Parish Council to change its name to Cradley and Storridge Parish Council|publisher=[[Herefordshire Council]]|accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref> The nearest Herefordshire towns to Cradley are [[Ledbury]], {{convert|9|mi}} to the south and [[Bromyard]], 9 miles to the north-west. The [[Worcestershire]] town of [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] is {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the south-east on the farther side of the [[Malvern Hills]]. Cradley and Storridge parish had a 2011 population of 1,667.<ref name=census2011 /> On 12 October 2018 the parish was renamed from "Cradley" to "Cradley & Storridge".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/herefordshire.html|title=Herefordshire Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=23 August 2023}}</ref>
+Cradley village hall is a 16th-century timbered building. It was built as a school for boys.<Ref>Herefordshire. The Western Gate of England. Kings England Series of books Edited by Arthur Mee. Pub.1938.Page 48.</Ref> It has been renovated and restored after a fire destroyed a large part of the roof.{{when|date=June 2023}} It has 21st-century additions of meeting rooms, and is a heritage and village resource centre. Used for research into local history and genealogy, it has computer, printing and copying services. Since the closure of the combined village shop and post office,{{when|date=June 2023}} a post office counter with usual services is part of the village hall.{{cn|date=June 2023}} A new village stores opened in 2022.<ref>Banner, Tom; [https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/20072948.cradley-village-store-finally-opens-lengthy-campaign/ "Cradley Village Store finally opens after lengthy campaign"], ''[[Worcester News]]'', 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023</ref>
-'''Cradley''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|parish]] in [[Herefordshire]], [[England]]. The nearest towns are [[Ledbury]], {{convert|9|mi}} to the south, and [[Bromyard]], {{convert|9|mi}} to the north west, in Herefordshire and [[Malvern, Worcestershire]], {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the south east on the other side of the [[Malvern Hills]].
+The parish church is dedicated to St James. The [[chancel]] was added by Sir [[George Gilbert Scott]] in 1868.<ref>''The Buildings of England: Herefordshire'', Nikolaus Pevsner, 1963 p106 {{ISBN|0-14-071025-6}}</ref>  [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] also mentions a [[Middle Ages|mediaeval]] [[lychgate]], a [[baptismal font|font]] dated 1722 and the remains of a previous carved font incorporated into a doorway in the tower.  Carved stones in the fabric of the church have been identified as dating from the [[Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon period]].{{cn|date=June 2023}}
-Cradley has a village shop/ post office, a butcher and a doctors' surgery.
+The "Three Villages Festival" celebrates the rural Herefordshire life of the villages of Cradley, Storridge and [[Mathon, Herefordshire|Mathon]]. In 2011, the event's theme was "Masquerade", an exploration of mask making and wearing.{{cn|date=June 2023}}
-Cradley parish, including Storridge, had a population in mid-2010 of 1,613.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/december-2012/mid-2010-civil-parish-syoa-population-estimates-for-england-and-wales.xls |format = xls |publisher= [[Office for National Statistics]] |title= Mid-2010 Civil Parish SYOA population estimates for England and Wales}}</ref>
-==Places of interest==
-St James Church. The [[chancel]] was added by Sir [[George Gilbert Scott]] in 1868.<ref> ''The Buildings of England: Herefordshire'', Nikolaus Pevsner, 1963 p106 ISBN 0-14-071025-6</ref>  [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] also mentions a [[Middle Ages|mediaeval]] [[lychgate]], a [[baptismal font|font]] dated 1722 and the remains of a previous carved font incorporated into a doorway in the tower.  Carved stones in the fabric of the church have been identified as dating from the [[Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon period]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Cradley and Storridge Village Design Statement |url = https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/5789132/Cradley_and_Storridge_Village_Design_Statement.pdf |format = pdf | publisher = [[Herefordshire Council]]}}</ref>
-Cradley Village Hall is a 16th Century timbered building, which was renovated and restored after a serious fire destroyed a large part of the roof. It has 21st Century additions of meeting rooms,Heritage and village resource centre. The heritage archives and local group are available for those researching local history or genealogy. The resource centre has up to date computer and printing and copying services for village use.
-==Festival==
-saw Cradley as the centre of the "Three Villages Festival", along with neighbours Storridge and Mathon. This event celebrated Village life in rural Herefordshire and in 2011 the theme was "Masquerade", an exploration of mask making and wearing.
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references />
 ==External links==
-{{Commons category|Cradley, Herefordshire}}
+{{Commons category}}
 * [http://www.cradley.org.uk Cradley and Storridge village information]
 * [http://www.cradleyschool.org.uk Cradley Primary School]
-* [http://www.cradleybook.org.uk Cradley - A Village History]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060618231008/http://www.cradleybook.org.uk/ Cradley - A Village History]
 * [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Cradley/ GENUKI for Cradley]
 * [http://www.cradleyvillagehall.org.uk Cradley Village Hall]
-* [http://www.cradleyparishcouncil.org.uk Cradley Parish Council]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170926083333/http://cradleyparishcouncil.org.uk/ Cradley Parish Council]
-* [http://www.3villagesfestival.com Cradley Mathon & Storridge annual festival( 3Villages Festival)]
-* [http://www.cradleydiary.com Diary of events in Cradley,Mathon and Storridge]
 * [http://www.cradleychurch.org.uk St James the great Church Cradley]
-* [http://www.cradleymart.com Cradley Mathon and Storridge local mart and information on local businesses and groups ]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190514062805/http://cradleymart.com/ Cradley Mathon and Storridge local mart and information on local businesses and groups ]
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Herefordshire]]
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