In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marstow like this:
MARSTOW, a parish in Ross district, Hereford; on an affluent of the river Wye, 2½ miles N of the boundary with Gloucester, and 4¾ SW of Ross r. station. Post town, Ross. Acres, 809. Real property, £2,052. Pop., 142. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Pencoyd, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £269. Patron, the Vicar of Sellack. The church is ancient but good, and has a small tower. The churchyard is subject to inundation by the river.
Marstow through time
Marstow is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Marstow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marstow in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2406
Date accessed: 05th May 2024
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