Hill Ridware is a small village in the civil parish of Mavesyn Ridware in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It is the largest settlement in the parish with a population of 857 at the 2011 Census.[1] Situated across the River Trent from Rugeley, it is on the B5104 north of Armitage.[2]

Facilities in the village include one public house and the Henry Chadwick Primary School. There is also a village hall that hosts a variety of events. There is also a children's play park and field on the village hall grounds. Currently 48 new houses are in development on former farmland, estimated to be completed late 2018.[3]

The late 18th-century Ridware Hall is on Wade Lane on the western side of the village. Its attached coach house and stable block survive. It is a Grade II listed building.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hill Ridware Built-up area (E34001578)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "244" (Map). Cannock Chase & Chasewater. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319244371.
  3. ↑ "Austen Grange Hill Ridware, Rugeley". cameronhomes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Ridware Hall and attached coach house and stables, Mavesyn Ridware (1249187)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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