In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Much Dewchurch like this:
DEWCHURCH (Much), a parish in the district and county of Hereford; 2¼ miles ESE of St. Devereux r. station, and 6 SSW of Hereford. It has a post office under Ross. Acres, 4, 878. Real property, £5, 544. Pop., 608. Houses, 117. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £440.* Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is tolerable; and there are charities £12.
Much Dewchurch through time
Much Dewchurch is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Much Dewchurch itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Much Dewchurch in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4320
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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