In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woolhope like this:
WOOLHOPE, a parish, with W. village and two hamlets, in Ledbury district, Herefordshire; 3½ miles E by N of Holme-Lacy r. station, and 7 ESE of Hereford. Post town, Hereford. Acres, 4,653. Real property. £6,319. Pop. in 1851, 902; in 1861, 803. Houses, 163. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £803.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of H. The church is good; and there are slightly endowed schools, and charities £30.
Woolhope through time
Woolhope is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woolhope itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woolhope in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5711
Date accessed: 16th May 2024
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