In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Weston under Penyard like this:
WESTON-UNDER-PENYARD, a parish, with a village, in Ross district, Hereford; 2¼ miles SE of Ross r. station. It has a post-office under Ross. Acres, 3,142. Real property, £7,999. Pop., 828. Houses, 162. The manor belongs to Lord Ashburton. Frogmore House and Rudhall are chief residences. Remains of an old castle are in Penyard Park. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £567.* Patron, the Bishop of H. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels, a parochial school, and charities £5.
Weston under Penyard through time
Weston under Penyard is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Weston under Penyard itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Weston under Penyard in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1794
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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