Edingale

Human settlement in England

Edingale

District

Lichfield

Staffordshire

Region

West Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTAMWORTHPostcode districtB79Dialling code01827PoliceStaffordshireFire Staffordshire Ambulance West Midlands UK Parliament

Tamworth

Websitewww.edingalevillage.co.uk

List of places: UK; England; Staffordshire

52°42′29″N 1°40′59″W / 52.708°N 1.683°W / 52.708; -1.683

Edingale is a village and civil parish^[2] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England.^[3]^[4] It lies on the River Mease, around 7 miles (11 km) north of Tamworth. Historically, the village is shared with Derbyshire. In 2001 the parish had a population of 598,^[5] increasing to 632 at the 2011 census.

History

Edingale was mentioned in the Domesday book as part of Derbyshire and belonging to Henry de Ferrers^[6] and being worth two shillings.^[7] The name of the village comes from Old English, with the meaning nook of land of Edin's (or Eadwine's) people.^[8]

Until the late 19th century the village of Edingale was divided between the chapelry of Edingale, within Alrewas parish in Staffordshire, and the parish of Croxall, in Derbyshire.^[9]^[10]

In 1831 the population of the Staffordshire village was 177.^[11] By 1851 it had risen to 197, on about 850 acres of land, when the lord of the manor was the Earl of Lichfield, though the land belonged to a number of other persons.^[12]

Formerly in Tamworth Rural District, the parish became part of Lichfield Rural District during the boundary changes of 1934.^[13] The civil parish of Croxall was incorporated into Edingale at the same time.^[14]

Landmarks

A number of houses in the village are listed Grade II, as is the Church of the Holy Trinity and associated buildings. The village of Croxall also has a number of historic buildings.^[15] Chetwynd Bridge, an early cast-iron arch bridge, crosses the River Tame from neighbouring Alrewas on the western edge of the parish.^[16]

Sport

The village has 1 football team Edingale Swifts. they will play the 2016-2017 season in Division 3 of the Tamworth and District Sunday Football League. They won the Division Three league and cup double in 2015-16 season with an unbeaten league record.^[17]

The Black Horse Edingale were the villages other football team but they folded in December 2013.

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest :(1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 24028 2
^ Map Details Archived 21 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 11 April 2013
^ "2001 Census: Parish headcounts". Office for National Statistics. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Tissington, Atlow and Cowley.
^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin. 2003. p. 745. ISBN 0-14-143994-7.
^ "Key to English Place Names". Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
^ "Holy Trinity Church, Edingale". Mease Valley Churches. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ "Edingale – a Parish in Perspective". Edingale Parish Council. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
^ "GENUKI: Edingale, Derbyshire". 27 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
^ "GENUKI: Edingale, Staffordshire". 27 May 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ "Edingale". Online Gazetteer. Staffordshire County Council. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
^ "Croxall". Online Gazetteer. Staffordshire County Council. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
^ "Listed buildings of Edingale CP" (PDF). Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
^ Historic England. "Chetwynd Bridge (1038893)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "The Tamworth & District Sunday Football League". Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.