In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Parkhold like this:
PARKHOLD, a township in Ledbury parish, Hereford; 2 miles S by E of Ledbury. Acres, 380. Real property, £527. Pop., 61. Houses, 11.
The name "Parkhold" has not been found on a map. The location given is that of the road junction by the Trumpet inn. Although the Bartholomew and Imperial gazetteers locate Parkhold south-east of Ledbury, this seems to be a confusion with "Parkway". "Parkhold Cottage" is at Trumpet, and other sources locate Parkhold north-west of Ledbury: a herefordshire County Council web site describes Parkhold as having been transferred from Ledbury to Pixley (http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/htt/smrSearch/FieldNames/1385.aspx, accesses 12/1/2011); Littlebury's Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire (1876-7) lists a farmer as having had land at "Munsley and Parkhold" (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Bosbury/Littlebury1876.html, accessed 12/1/2011).
Parkhold through time
Parkhold is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Parkhold itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Parkhold in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22569
Date accessed: 15th May 2024
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