Eyton ( /ˈtən/ 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.[2] The parish had a population of 124 at the time of the 2011 census.[3]

Eyton
All Saints' Church, Eyton
Eyton is located in Herefordshire
Eyton
Eyton
Location within Herefordshire
Population124 [1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeominster
Postcode districtHR6
Dialling code01568
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°15′N 2°46′W / 52.25°N 2.77°W / 52.25; -2.77

Eyton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Ettone" and was part of the manor of Leominster.[4]

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.[5]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Genuki.org.uk: Eyton
  3. ^ "Mid-2010 Civil Parish SYOA population estimates for England and Wales" (xls). Office for National Statistics.
  4. ^ "Eyton | Domesday Book". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ^ Hakluyt, Richard (1599). Goldsmid, Edmund (ed.). The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (1885 Fourth ed.). London and Aylesbury: Hazell, Watson & Viney Limited.