Stretton Sugwas

Stretton Sugwas
Stretton Sugwas is located in Herefordshire
Stretton Sugwas
Stretton Sugwas
Location within Herefordshire
Population505 (2011 Census)
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHereford
Postcode districtHR4
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°04′41″N 2°46′59″W / 52.078°N 2.783°W / 52.078; -2.783

Stretton Sugwas (/ˈstrɛtən ˈsʌɡəs/ STRET-ən SUG-əs) is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Hereford. The parish also includes the hamlet of Swainshill. The population of this Civil Parish at the 2011 census was 505.[1] In 1087 the village was held by Roger de Lacy and consisted of two and a half hides paying geld, in demesne there was 2 ploughs, 1 villan, 9 bordars, 4 oxmen, and 2 radknights, as well as a mill rendering 32d. The village had increased in value from 40 to 50s from the time of the conquest to that of Domesday.[2] The village lies within the ancient Hundred of Grimsworth [3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ Williams, A.; Martin, G H, eds. (1992). Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin. p. 508. ISBN 0-140-51535-6.
  3. ^ Cooke, W. (1892). Collections towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford: Hundred of Grimsworth Part II. London: John Murray.