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HOLMER, a village, a township, and a parish, in the district and county of Hereford. The village stands near the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, 2 miles N of Hereford; and has a post office under Hereford.-The township includes Shelwick hamlet, and bears the name of Holmer and Shelwick. Real property, £7, 504. Pop. in 1851, 618; in 1861, 1, 083. Houses, 213.—The parish contains also the township of Huntington; and comprises 3, 069 acres. Real property, £8, 778. Pop. in 1851, 747; in 1861, 1, 237. Houses, 242. The increase of pop. arose mainly from the operations of a Freehold Land society. The property of Holmer and Shelwick township is much subdivided; and that of Huntington is divided among three. Holmer Lodge, Westfield House, and Copelands are chief residences. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Huntington, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £220.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The parochial church is ancient; comprises merely nave and chancel, with a tower; and looks to be early English, but wants distinctive features. The tower was recently in need of repair. The church of Huntington is modern and neat. Charities £11.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Holmer CP/AP Holmer CP Herefordshire AncC |
| Place: | Holmer |
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