Pillerton Priors

Human settlement in England

Pillerton Priors

Pillerton Priors

Location within Warwickshire

Area| 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population| 294 (2011 census)
• Density| 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Civil parish|

* Pillerton Priors

District|

* Stratford-on-Avon

Shire county|

* Warwickshire

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Website| http://www.pillertonpriors.com/index.html

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52°07′34″N 1°34′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.126221°N 1.5744745°W﻿ / 52.126221; -1.5744745

Pillerton Priors or Over Pillerton[1] is a settlement and civil parish 11 miles (18 km) south of Warwick,[2] in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 294.[3] The parish touches Ettington, Oxhill and Pillerton Hersey.[4] Pillerton Priors and Pillerton Hersey are jointly known as "The Pillertons".[5]

## Features[edit]

There are 6 listed buildings in Pillerton Priors.[6] Pillerton Priors once has a church called St Mary Magdalen's, the graveyard still exists but there's no remains of the church.[7] Pillerton Priors has a village hall.[8]

## History[edit]

The name "Pillerton" means 'Farm/settlement connected with Pilheard'. The "Priors" part from the fact that it was held by the Abbot of Evroult in 1086.[9] Pillerton Priors was recorded in the Domesday Book as Pilardetune.[10] There are medieval boundary ditches around the village of Pillerton Priors which possibly show the extent of the medieval village.[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Parishes: Pillerton Priors". British History Online. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. ^ "Distance from Pillerton Priors [52.127007, 1.573448]". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
3. ^ "Pillerton Priors". City Population De. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. ^ "Pillerton Priors". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
5. ^ "Village history". Pillerton Priors Parish Council. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
6. ^ "Listed Buildings in Pillerton Priors, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
7. ^ Historic England. "St Mary Magdalens Church (332909)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
8. ^ "Useful information". Pillerton Priors Parish Council. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
9. ^ "Pillerton Priors Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
10. ^ "Warwickshire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
11. ^ Historic England. "Medieval boundary ditches (1571901)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 November 2020.

## External links[edit]

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