Edingale

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History

Edingale was mentioned in the Domesday Book as part of Derbyshire and belonging to Henry de Ferrers[5] and being worth two shillings.[6] The name of the village comes from Old English, with the meaning nook of land of EdinTemplate:'s (or EadwineTemplate:'s) people.[7]

Until the late 19th century the village of Edingale was divided between the chapelry of Edingale, within Alrewas parish in Staffordshire, and the parish of Croxall, in Derbyshire.[8][9]

In 1831 the population of the Staffordshire village was 177.[10] By 1851 it had risen to 197, on about 850 acres of land, when the lord of the manor was the Earl of Lichfield, though the land belonged to a number of other persons.[11]

Formerly in Tamworth Rural District, the parish became part of Lichfield Rural District during the boundary changes of 1934.[12] The civil parish of Croxall was incorporated into Edingale at the same time.[13]

Landmarks

A number of houses in the village are listed Grade II, as is the Church of the Holy Trinity and associated buildings. The village of Croxall also has a number of historic buildings.[14] Chetwynd Bridge, an early cast-iron arch bridge, crosses the River Tame from neighbouring Alrewas on the western edge of the parish.[15]

Sport

The village has 1 football team Edingale Swifts. they will play the 2016–2017 season in Division 3 of the Tamworth and District Sunday Football League. They won the Division Three league and cup double in 2015–16 season with an unbeaten league record.[16]

The Black Horse Edingale were the villages other football team but they folded in December 2013.

See also

References

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