Luston

Luston
Luston
Location within Herefordshire
Population541 (2011 Census)
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeominster
Postcode districtHR6
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Luston is a village and civil parish in north Herefordshire. It is 3 miles (5 km) north from Leominster on the B4361 road. To the south from the village of Luston is the hamlet of The Broad. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 541.[1]

Facilities

The parish has no church but there is a Methodist chapel in the village. The village primary school opened in September 1968.[2] The local pub is The Balance Inn. The parish hall, shared with the neighbouring village of Eye, is called Cawley Hall after the family who had their seat at nearby Berrington Hall.

Folly's Lane is a woodland near the village. It covers a total area of 1.18 hectares (2.92 acres). It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Luston Group Parish". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Folly's Lane - a Woodland Trust Wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  • Media related to Luston at Wikimedia Commons

52°16′N 2°45′W / 52.267°N 2.750°W / 52.267; -2.750