Brilley

Village in Herefordshire, England

Human settlement in England

Brilley

St Mary's, Brilley

Brilley

Location within Herefordshire

OS grid reference| SO260492
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* Herefordshire

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* Herefordshire

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* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Hereford
Postcode district| HR3 and HR5
Dialling code| 01497
Police| West Mercia
Fire| Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance| West Midlands
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* North Herefordshire

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52°08′10″N 3°04′52″W﻿ / ﻿52.136°N 3.081°W﻿ / 52.136; -3.081

Brilley is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, close to the border with Wales, and about 8 km (5 mi) north-east of the Welsh border town of Hay-on-Wye.

## Toponymy

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Brilley derives from Brynlegh, Brunleg or Brunlege in Old English, meaning "burnt clearing".[1]

## History

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Hundred of Huntington

Brilley is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. St Mary's chapelry was established in the 12th century. The site was rebuilt in the 13th century and later underwent restorations.[2]

Brilley Court Farmhouse

Population records for the parish of Brilley date back to the Poll Tax of 1379. Historians believe Fernhall Farm was founded around this time. Little Penlan and Cwmmau Farmhouse came about in the 16th and 17th centuries respectively.[3] The various farms and houses of Brilley contain a mixture of medieval and early modern features.[4]

The Old School (2008)

In 1968, a new primary school was built next door to the village hall; the school was closed in 2007 because of low pupil numbers, and later demolished in 2014 to expand the carpark for the village hall.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "St Mary, Brilley, Herefordshire". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. ^ "Brilley: St Mary". A Church Near You. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
3. ^ "Brilley - Herefordshire". National Trust. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
4. ^ "Brilley". British History Online. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
5. ^ "Brilley School to be levelled". Hereford Times. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

## External links

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Media related to Brilley at Wikimedia Commons

* Brilley with Michaelchurch Community site

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