In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yarpole like this:
YARPOLE, a parish, with two townships, in Leominister district, Hereford; 1¾ mile W by N of Berrington and Eye r. station, and 5 NNW of Leominster. It has a post-office under Leominster. Acres, 2,523. Real property, £3,662. Pop., 630. Houses, 133. The manor belongs to the Rev. W. T. K. Davies. Highwood house, Bircher Hall, Bycroft, and the Knoll, are chief residences. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Croft. The church was recently restored. There are a Methodist chapel, a national school, and charities £7.
Yarpole through time
Yarpole is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Yarpole itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yarpole in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4104
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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