Much Dewchurch
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Much Dewchurch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire
, England
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The Old Vicarage has stood since the 17th century, and includes a plaque of the number of vicars that served the parish in the fateful year 1665.
Other buildings of note are the pub which still has civil war musket
damage on the wooden walls inside. The Norman church of St Davids of the 12th century, a typical Norman
confection with square tower, typified by the shape of its arches. Its Victorian
extension to the North transept
was built in the high neo-gothic revival period. Inside is a memorial bas-relief to the Biddulph family, lords of the manor.
Big estates in the area, included Bryngwyn Court and The Mynde both lying south of the village. The Mynde was occupied by the Twiston-Davies family, who achieved national fame as racehorse trainers.
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The Old Vicarage has stood since the 17th century, and includes a plaque of the number of vicars that served the parish in the fateful year 1665.
Other buildings of note are the pub which still has civil war musket
Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer....
damage on the wooden walls inside. The Norman church of St Davids of the 12th century, a typical Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
confection with square tower, typified by the shape of its arches. Its Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
extension to the North transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
was built in the high neo-gothic revival period. Inside is a memorial bas-relief to the Biddulph family, lords of the manor.
Big estates in the area, included Bryngwyn Court and The Mynde both lying south of the village. The Mynde was occupied by the Twiston-Davies family, who achieved national fame as racehorse trainers.