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The name Mainstone is a combination of two words with the same meaning: English stone and Welsh maen (stone). The earliest recorded spelling of the name for this remote rural community appears as Maynestonin the Close Rolls of 1284. The stone after which the hamlet is named now stands in front of the pulpit of the Parish Church. It was most likely used as a weight for a bag of wheat - 200 plus 4.5 pounds for the bag. It dates from medieval times when Mainstone or Mayneston was a trading post on the Kerry Ridge Way an ancient Drover's Road used for travel and driving stock, especially sheep and cattle, from Wales to England. |
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Lydbury North is an ancient parish located in a pleasant valley amidst the beatiful Shropshire hills. With a population of less than 200 in the village the parish boundaries spread over the hills to include another 400 people living in isolated hamlets and farms. Our community includes a wide mix of ages and lifestyles working together to build a stronger Christian presence. |
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Edgton is a remote hamlet of less than 200 people with many scattered farms in the surrounding Shropshire hills. Many people have lived here all their lives and others have only recently moved to the area. There is a strong feeling of community in Edgton with locals and newcomers working to maintain the focus of life on the local community. |
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The Church of St. John the Baptist, Bishop's Castle |
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Bishop’s Castle was a mediaeval ‘planned town’ established by the Bishops of Hereford at the end of the eleventh century. Around 1291, a church was built on the present site. However, a more ancient east-west trackway (later a drovers’ and coach road - Kerry Lane / Stank Lane) ran along the southern edge of the town and there may have been an earlier church or chapel here. The only surviving part of the thirteenth century church is the recently restored tower. An archway and three sedilia, built into the southern wall of the churchyard were probably part of the building, as was the ancient font which still stands beside the lectern. |
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