Kenderchurch or Howton, Herefordshire

Historical Description

Kenderchurch or Howton, a parish in Herefordshire, on the river Dore, 1 mile NNE of Pontrilas station on the G.W.R., and 2 miles SE of Abbeydore. Post town, Hereford; money order and telegraph office, Pontrilas. Acreage, 846; population, 62. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £62. The church is ancient, was restored in 1872, and stands on an eminence. It has a handsome rood screen of Tudor date (about 1540), a rude Early English font, and remains of a preaching cross in the churchyard.

Administration

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

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Kenderchurch or Howton from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Kender-Church (St. Mary))

Land and Property

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

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Herefordshire newspapers online:

• Hereford Journal
• Hereford Times