Halford, Shropshire
{{Short description|Hamlet in Shropshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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|static_image_caption = The church at Halford
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|official_name = Halford
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|civil_parish = Craven Arms
|unitary_england = Shropshire
|lieutenancy_england = Shropshire
|region = West Midlands
|constituency_westminster = Ludlow
|post_town = CRAVEN ARMS
|postcode_district = SY7
|postcode_area = SY
|dial_code = 01588
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Halford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in south Shropshire, England. It lies just east of the market town of Craven Arms, on the other side of the River Onny. In 1961 the parish had a population of 167.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10356532/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Halford CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=3 June 2023}}
The grade II listed church of St Thomas at Halford is the Anglican parish church of Craven Arms.{{NHLE|num=1269927 |desc=Church of St Thomas|access-date=6 January 2022}}{{cite web |title=Craven Arms: Show results |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/search/?lat=52.44008400000001&lon=-2.8332799&place=Craven+Arms+SY7%2C+UK&text= |website=A Church Near You |access-date=6 January 2022 |language=en |quote=Halford: St Thomas ... This is the parish church}}
History
Until the 19th century, Halford was a detached part of the parish of Bromfield. The detached part ran up Long Lane, on the other side of the River Onny. Being part of Bromfield brought it into the hundred of Culvestan and from c. 1100 that of Munslow (Lower Division). Bromfield Priory held land at Halford, explaining the connection.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=39919 British history online] Bromfield Priory
Halford was formerly a chapelry in Bromfield parish,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10368|title=History of Halford in South Shropshire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=3 June 2023}} from 1866 Halford was a civil parish in its own right,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10356532|title=Relationships and changes Halford CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=3 June 2023}} on 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished to form Craven Arms, parts also went to Sibdon Carwood and Wistanstow.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/ludlow.html|title=Ludlow Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=3 June 2023}}
Halford and Stokesay continued as parish wards, however a review of the governance of Craven Arms in 2012 concluded that these two wards would be abolished from May 2013.[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/democracy.nsf/open/4B88F7B616B89A59802578E100532A51 Shropshire Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119011139/http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/democracy.nsf/open/4B88F7B616B89A59802578E100532A51 |date=2012-01-19 }} Governance Review - Craven Arms
See also
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Category:Hamlets in Shropshire