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Whitney-on-Wye

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riot movement of 1830, Whitney was a site in Herefordshire for protest by the dispossessed farm labourers who threatened arson and machine breaking to try to obtain a living wage. On 17 November 1830, Henry Williams, a 'ranting' preacher and journeyman tailor wrote a threatening letter to a large
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farmer citing the fires that had been set in the barns of those who had ignored the poor in the county of Kent. For his pains he was sentenced to transportation to New South Wales.
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parish church, dating to the 12th and rebuilt in the mid-18th century, is dedicated to the saints Peter and Paul.
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with the spelling 'Witenie'. The most plausible meaning for the name is
138: 361: 311: 510:, Herefordshire Churches Tourism Group. Retrieved 17 April 2023 355:), which bridges the Wye and connects the parish to that of 603: 221: 205: 193: 181: 165: 155: 145: 131: 113: 95: 77: 23: 451:, Grid Reference Finder. Retrieved 17 April 2023 623: 8: 333:The parish includes the hamlet of Millhalf ( 461:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway at Whitney 630: 616: 482:"Church of St Peter and St Paul (1349557)" 384:Whitney-on-Wye was first mentioned in the 20: 508:"St Peter & St Paul, Whitney on Wye" 322:, and 16 mi (25 km) west from 419: 220: 176: 154: 130: 27: 53: 519:Hobsbawm, Eric; Rudé, George (1968), 444: 442: 425: 423: 204: 192: 180: 164: 144: 112: 94: 76: 7: 584: 582: 602:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 487:National Heritage List for England 366:Railway bridge remains at Millhalf 14: 586: 535: 372:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway 52: 45: 29: 1: 654:Herefordshire geography stubs 18:Human settlement in England 670: 581: 344:Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge 35:Whitney-on-Wye Toll Bridge 649:Villages in Herefordshire 523:, Toronto: Norton and Co. 436:. Retrieved 17 April 2023 239: 217: 177: 40: 28: 314:. The village is on the 394:, from the Anglo-Saxon 326:. Parish population in 598:location article is a 367: 200:Hereford and Worcester 167:Postcode district 544:at Wikimedia Commons 365: 147:Sovereign state 561: /  370:The remains of the 278: /  231:North Herefordshire 465:Google Street View 368: 223:UK Parliament 611: 610: 540:Media related to 302:is a village and 297: 296: 97:Shire county 661: 632: 625: 618: 590: 583: 576: 575: 573: 572: 571: 566: 565:52.121°N 3.067°W 562: 559: 558: 557: 554: 539: 524: 517: 511: 505: 499: 498: 496: 494: 478:Historic England 474: 468: 458: 452: 446: 437: 427: 354: 341: 293: 292: 290: 289: 288: 283: 282:52.121°N 3.067°W 279: 276: 275: 274: 271: 245: 141: 66:Location within 56: 55: 49: 33: 21: 669: 668: 664: 663: 662: 660: 659: 658: 639: 638: 637: 636: 579: 569: 567: 563: 560: 555: 552: 550: 548: 547: 533: 528: 527: 518: 514: 506: 502: 492: 490: 476: 475: 471: 459: 455: 447: 440: 428: 421: 416: 350: 337: 286: 284: 280: 277: 272: 269: 267: 265: 264: 263: 243: 235: 137: 127: 109: 91: 73: 72: 71: 70: 64: 63: 62: 61: 57: 36: 19: 12: 11: 5: 667: 665: 657: 656: 651: 641: 640: 635: 634: 627: 620: 612: 609: 608: 591: 570:52.121; -3.067 542:Whitney-on-Wye 532: 531:External links 529: 526: 525: 512: 500: 469: 453: 438: 430:Whitney-on-Wye 418: 417: 415: 412: 377:The Grade II* 348:grid reference 335:grid reference 300:Whitney-on-Wye 295: 294: 287:52.121; -3.067 262: 261: 256: 251: 246: 244:List of places 240: 237: 236: 234: 233: 227: 225: 219: 218: 215: 214: 209: 203: 202: 197: 191: 190: 185: 179: 178: 175: 174: 169: 163: 162: 159: 153: 152: 151:United Kingdom 149: 143: 142: 135: 129: 128: 126: 125: 119: 117: 111: 110: 108: 107: 101: 99: 93: 92: 90: 89: 83: 81: 75: 74: 65: 60:Whitney-on-Wye 59: 58: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 24:Whitney-on-Wye 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 666: 655: 652: 650: 647: 646: 644: 633: 628: 626: 621: 619: 614: 613: 607: 605: 601: 597: 596:Herefordshire 592: 589: 585: 580: 577: 574: 545: 543: 538: 530: 522: 521:Captain Swing 516: 513: 509: 504: 501: 489: 488: 483: 479: 473: 470: 466: 462: 457: 454: 450: 445: 443: 439: 435: 434:OpenStreetMap 431: 426: 424: 420: 413: 411: 408: 407:Captain Swing 403: 401: 397: 393: 389: 388: 387:Domesday Book 382: 380: 375: 373: 364: 360: 358: 353: 349: 345: 340: 336: 331: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 308:Herefordshire 305: 301: 291: 260: 259:Herefordshire 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 242: 241: 238: 232: 229: 228: 226: 224: 216: 213: 212:West Midlands 210: 208: 201: 198: 196: 189: 186: 184: 173: 170: 168: 160: 158: 150: 148: 140: 136: 134: 124: 123:West Midlands 121: 120: 118: 116: 106: 105:Herefordshire 103: 102: 100: 98: 88: 87:Herefordshire 85: 84: 82: 80: 69: 68:Herefordshire 48: 39: 32: 22: 16: 604:expanding it 593: 578: 546: 534: 520: 515: 503: 491:. Retrieved 485: 472: 456: 404: 399: 398:(white) and 395: 391: 385: 383: 376: 369: 352:SO2589247437 339:SO2789948154 332: 304:civil parish 299: 298: 15: 568: / 405:During the 392:White Water 285: / 188:West Mercia 643:Categories 553:52°07′16″N 414:References 270:52°07′16″N 556:3°04′01″W 402:(water). 330:was 117. 320:River Wye 318:, on the 316:A438 road 273:3°04′01″W 207:Ambulance 157:Post town 493:17 April 449:Millhalf 357:Clifford 324:Hereford 161:HEREFORD 79:District 254:England 139:England 133:Country 379:listed 183:Police 115:Region 594:This 312:Wales 600:stub 495:2023 396:hwit 328:2011 195:Fire 306:in 172:HR3 645:: 484:. 480:. 463:, 441:^ 432:, 422:^ 400:ey 359:. 249:UK 631:e 624:t 617:v 606:. 497:. 346:(

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Whitney-on-Wye is located in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
District
Herefordshire
Shire county
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
HR3
Police
West Mercia
Fire
Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance
West Midlands
UK Parliament
North Herefordshire
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°07′16″N 3°04′01″W / 52.121°N 3.067°W / 52.121; -3.067
civil parish
Herefordshire
Wales

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