Population 124 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01568 | Unitary authority Postcode district HR6 | |
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Eyton ( /ˈeɪtən/ AY-tən) is a village and parish in Herefordshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) north west of Leominster and 15 miles (24 km) north of Hereford. The village church is Norman and dedicated to All Saints. The parish had a population in mid-2010 of 134, decreasing to 124 at the 2011 census.
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Map of Eyton, Leominster, UK
History
Eyton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Ettone' and was part of the manor of Leominster. In 1552 the Elizabethan writer and geographer Richard Hakluyt, known for his compilations of documents on contemporary voyages of exploration and for promoting the settlement of North America by the English, was born here.
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Eyton, Herefordshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA