Ivington () is a village in the county of Herefordshire, England, approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Hereford. It is about 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Leominster. The population as of the 2011 census was included within Leominster. Ivington has a small church dedicated to St. John, and a Church of England Primary School.
Toponymy
Ivington was recorded as
Ivintune in the
Domesday Book of 1086, the name deriving from the
Old English for "estate associated with a man called Ifa".
Geography
Surrounding villages include Ivington Green, Stag Batch, Newtown and Brierley. Ivington lies just south of the River Arrow.
Notable people
Statistics Florence Nightingale David was born in Ivington in 1909.
Television presenter and writer
Monty Don lives in Ivington.
