Leinthall Earls

Leinthall Earls or Leinthall Earles is a village in Aymestrey civil parish, Herefordshire, England.

Leinthall Earls

Timber-framed cottage in Leinthall Earls with jettying and brick nogging
Leinthall Earls
Location within Herefordshire
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeominster
Postcode districtHR6
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Parish church

The earliest parts of the Church of England parish church or St Andrew are 12th-century[1] Norman.[2] It is part of a single benefice with the parishes of Aymestrey and Kingsland.[3]

Quarry

Leinthall Earls Quarry is north of the village. Up to 2,000 tonnes of aggregate are quarried there daily. A geological fault runs roughly southwest – northeast just south of the quarry, and is downthrown to the south.[4]

References

  1. RCHME, ed. (1934). An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire. 3, North West. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 9–15.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). Herefordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 221.
  3. Archbishops' Council (2015). "Leinthall Earles: St Andrew, Leinthall Earles". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. "Leinthall Earls Quarry". Aggregates of Herefordshire. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust. Retrieved 15 August 2014.


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