HALFORD - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"HALFORD, (or Halford-Bridge), a parish in the hundred of Kington, county Warwick, 4 miles N. of Shipston, its post town, and 8 from the Moreton railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Stour, a tributary of the Avon. It is supposed to have derived its name from the ford over the river Stour, which is here crossed by a bridge of ancient construction. It is a meet for the Warwick hounds. The old Roman Fosse Way which forms part of the road to Warwick, runs through the parish.

Limestone is quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1774. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Worcester, value £186, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a plain ancient building. The parochial charities produce about £2 per annum. There is a Sunday-school supported by voluntary contributions.

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]