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Adforton is a small village and civil parish in north Herefordshire, England. It is located north of Wigmore, close to the Wales border, and is surrounded by agricultural fields. It has a church which doubles as a community hall. It is situated on the A4110 main road approximately north of Hereford. In 1870-72, Adforton was described as :"a township with Stanway, Paytoe, and Grange, in the parish of Leintwardine, in Hereford 2 miles north west of Wigmore with a population of 250 people and 57 houses within the area," by John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. It had a population of 128 according to the 2011 census. Adforton provides a full program of local events throughout the year to residents and visitors. Parish events include guided walks and village fetes. The local history clubs also provide talks about local life in the area from the past. Adforton is also a very keen society in erms of music. Open mic events are regularly put on in pubs, while more classical musical tastes and be satisfied in the local churches. Other events include sporting activities such as cycling, challenge events, orienteering and car rallying events in the countryside. The tourism industry benefits here and as a result a number of high quality holiday accommodations are available such as; Inns, cottages and bed and breakfast facilities that attract a lot of attention from visitors. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.exploremortimercountry.com/s1l45/events-and-whats-on-adforton.htm )〕 ==Main Buildings.== St Andrews Church was designed and built in 1874 by an architect called J Gilmore. Until this Church was built there was only one other in Adforton, which was the Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1863. The Royal George Inn is the only public house left in the village. It dates as far back as 1723, and tradition has it that the timbers used for construction, were taken from the ship ‘The Royal George’, and hence why the Inn is called what it is. However, due to the fact that the ship went down all hands off Spithead on the 29th of August 1782, so the story seems unlikely.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hevac-heritage.org/items_of_interest/ventilation/adforton_church/adforton_church.htm )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lingen.org.uk/Pages/AdfortonHistory.aspx )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lingen.org.uk/Pages/RoyalGeorgeInn.aspx )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adforton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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