In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Michaelchurch Escley like this:
MICHAELCHURCH-ESKLEY, a parish, with a vil;age, in the district and county of Hereford; on the river Eskley, an affluent of the river Monnow, under the Black mountains, 3½ miles E of the boundary with Brecon, 7 miles NW of Pontrilas r. station, and 7¾ SE of Hay. Post town, Abergavenny. ...
Acres, 4,567. Real property, £3,043. Pop., 448. Houses, 87. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of St. Margaret's, in the diocese of Hereford. The church is early English, with a tower; and was recently in disrepair. There are an endowed school with £5 a year, and charities £18.
Michaelchurch Escley through time
Michaelchurch Escley is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Michaelchurch Escley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Michaelchurch Escley in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5028
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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