Pembridge

Pembridge is a village located just south of the River Arrow at coord|52|13|N|02|53|W| in the English county of Herefordshire.

Describing itself as "The Jewel in the Crown of the Black and White Village Trail", Pembridge has a history stretching back at least eight hundred years and is notable for its many timber-framed buildings. As a result, it has been possible to date the construction of many of them using tree ring counting techniques with remarkable accuracy. In some cases this has allowed dating to the precise season in which they were erected, not just the year.

Pembridge gained a royal charter allowing it to hold a market and two fairs in 1239. During the Middle Ages, the Cowslip Fair (held every May) and the Woodcock Fair (held in November) were important places for agricultural labourers across the county to seek work from landowners.

Today, Pembridge has a population of around 1,000 with two pubs, restaurants, galleries, shops, a hairdresser, a church and a post office.

External links

* [http://www.pembridgeamenitytrust.co.uk/ The Pembridge Amenity Trust]
* [http://www.pembridgechurch.org.uk/ St Mary's Church, Pembridge official site] ]
* [http://www.pembridgeparishcouncil.gov.uk/ Pembridge Parish Council]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3855421 Photos of Pembridge and surrounding area on geograph]

Organisations, people and places sharing the name of the village

Despite its small size, Pembridge has a remarkable number of things named for it, including:
*Hauntings presenter James Pembridge, who is also cousin of Mark Pembridge.
*Welsh Footballer Mark Pembridge
*A square and several streets in Notting Hill, London
*Numerous hotels
*Pembridge Castle ( [http://www.castles99.ukprint.com/Essays/pembridge.html Castles99] and [http://www.castlewales.com/pembrdg.html Castle Wales websites] )
* [http://www.pembridge.net A business accelerator on Great Portland Street, London]
* [http://www.pembridge.com An insurance company in Ontario]
* [http://www.pembridgestud.com/ A stud in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire] and
* [http://www.pembridgehavanese.com/ A puppy-breeding business in New York State, USA] .
* [http://gallery.the-exiles.org/view_photo.php?set_albumName=weapons&id=aak The Pembridge Helm] A well-preserved example of a great helm which belonged to Sir Richard Pembridge, a knight who died in 1375