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Bishopstone, Herefordshire

Historical Description

Bishopstone, a parish in Herefordshire, near the river Wye, 2 miles W of Credenhill station on the Swansea, Brecon, and Hereford branch of the M.R., and 7 WNW of Hereford, under which it has a post office; money order and telegraph office, Staunton-on-Wye. Acreage, 1016; population of the civil parish, 219; of the ecclesiastical, 197. Berrington Court, an old moated mansion, once the seat of the Berrington family, is now a farmhouse. A fine tessellated pavement and other Roman remains have been found. There are almshouses for six aged persons. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £205 with residence. The church is Early English and cruciform, was restored in 1854, and contained several ancient monuments. The east window is stained, and the organ once belonged to Eton chapel.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyHerefordshire 
Ecclesiastical parishBishopstone St. Lawrence 
HundredGrimsworth 
Poor Law unionWeobley 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Bishopstone from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Herefordshire is available to browse.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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CountyHerefordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtHR4
Post TownHereford

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