Historic houses · Mid Wales
Lingen
Lingen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Trevor Rickard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lingen is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lingen is a village and civil parish, situated in the wooded hills of Herefordshire, England in the Welsh Marches, near to the border with Wales and close to the larger village of Wigmore. Situated in the north-west corner of the county, Lingen parish includes the hamlets of Deerfold, Limebrook, Birtley and Willey. It lies on the Limebrook which runs into the River Lugg south of the village. It lies at a height of between 145 and 283 metres above sea level. The village today has a public house – the Royal George – and a sub-post office.
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Background
History
Occupied since at least the Middle Ages; there is evidence of medieval strip lynchets on a hillside near the village. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village is close to the substantial Mortimer castle at Wigmore and there is evidence of an early motte and bailey castle in the village. It has not been excavated but the former presence of a stone keep has been suggested, as well as a 12th-century gate-house, with a curtain wall around the bailey. The village website suggests a Celtic origin for the name of the village: place of sparkling water. Ling is Old English for heather and may be an alternative toponymological derivation. The Institute for Name Studies speculates…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2980, -2.9315
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Lingen
- Postcode
- SY7 0ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2529088 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lingen, Herefordshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lingen?
- Lingen is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2980°, -2.9315°.
- Is Lingen wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Lingen. Check ahead for specific facilities.