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 == Parish History  ==
-Contributor: add a general overview of the history of this parish. It can be a few sentences or a couple of paragraphs.<br>
+Collington is an AncientParish in Herefordshire; the church of St Mary dates from 1856 and was built by A H Perkins of Worcester . It is designated a grade II listed building by English Heritage [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-151068-church-of-st-mary-collington+ British Listed Building] <br>
+In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Collington like this:
+COLLINGTON, a parish in Bromyard district, Hereford; adjacent to the boundary with Worcester, 3½ miles N of Bromyard, and 6½ SE of Tenbury r. station. Post town, Bromyard, under Worcester. Acres, 985. Real property, £1, 224. Pop., 150. Houses, 30. The property is divided among a few. Ripplewood House is the seat of the Whites. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Edwin-Ralph, in the diocese of Hereford. The church is a very neat stone structure of 1857. Charities, £7.
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 == Resources  ==