Pillerton Priors

Pillerton Priors
Pillerton Priors is located in Warwickshire
Pillerton Priors
Pillerton Priors
Location within Warwickshire
Area6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population294 (2011 census)
• Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Pillerton Priors
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
Websitehttp://www.pillertonpriors.com/index.html
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°07′34″N 1°34′28″W / 52.126221°N 1.5744745°W / 52.126221; -1.5744745

Pillerton Priors or Over Pillerton is a settlement and civil parish 11 miles (18 km) south of Warwick, in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 294. The parish touches Ettington, Oxhill and Pillerton Hersey. Pillerton Priors and Pillerton Hersey are jointly known as "The Pillertons".

Features

There are 6 listed buildings in Pillerton Priors. Pillerton Priors once had a church called St Mary Magdalen's; the graveyard still exists but there are no remains of the church. Pillerton Priors has a village hall.

History

The name "Pillerton" means 'Farm/settlement connected with Pilheard'. The "Priors" part from the fact that the Manor was held by the Abbot of Evroult in 1086 of Hugh de Grentemaisnil or Grandmesnil. Pillerton Priors was recorded in the Domesday Book as Pilardetune. There are medieval boundary ditches around the village of Pillerton Priors which possibly show the extent of the medieval village.

References

  1. ↑ "Parishes: Pillerton Priors". British History Online. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Distance from Pillerton Priors [52.127007, 1.573448]". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pillerton Priors". City Population De. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pillerton Priors". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Village history". Pillerton Priors Parish Council. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Listed Buildings in Pillerton Priors, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "St Mary Magdalens Church (332909)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Useful information". Pillerton Priors Parish Council. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pillerton Priors Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Parishes: Pillerton Priors". British History Online. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Warwickshire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Medieval boundary ditches (1571901)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 November 2020.