Edvin Loach

Edvin Loach, also Edwin Loach, is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe, in east Herefordshire, England, and about 3 miles (5 km) north of the town of Bromyard, and east from Edwyn Ralph civil parish. In 1961 the parish had a population of 18.^[1] On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Saltmarshe to form "Edvin Loach & Saltmarshe".^[2]

Edvin Loach
Edvin Loach 19th-century church
Edvin Loach Location within Herefordshire
Civil parish	Edvin Loach and Saltmarshe
Unitary authority	County of Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52.222°N 2.494°W / 52.222; -2.494

The old church at Edvin Loach was built in the mid-11th century or later and was dedicated to St Giles. It is built within the earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle.^[3] Later it was re-dedicated to St Mary. The old church gradually became dilapidated, though its roof was still intact as late as the 1890s. It is in the guardianship of English Heritage.^[3] The new St Mary's Church, designed by Victorian architect Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1860, stands next to the ruins of the old church.^[4] It is an example of 19th-century church architecture designed in Early English style.

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  Edvin Loach old church

References

1. "Population statistics Edvin Loach Ch/CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
2. "Bromyard Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
3. "History of Edvin Loach Old Church". English Heritage. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
4. The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1963 p. 126 ISBN 0-14-071025-6

External links

• Edvin Loach Old Church, English Heritage