Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LYONSHALL

LYONSHALL, a village and a parish in the district of Presteigne and county of Hereford. The village stands 1¼ mile SE of the river Arrow, and 2¼ E of Kington r. station; was once a market-town; and has a post office under Kington. The parish comprises 4,658 acres. Real property, £7,046. Pop., 960. Houses, 223. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged to the Marburys; passed to the Devereuxs, Sir Stephen de Ebroicis, and the Touchets; and belongs now to Lady Langdale. Moor House is a chief residence. A castle, said to have been built by William Rufus, stood at the village, and is now represented by some ivy-clad remains. Limestone for building is quarried, and bricks and tiles are made. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £350. * Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church is ancient, was probably connected with the castle, has a tower, contains several monumental tablets, and was recently in disrepair.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Lyonshall AP/CP       Herefordshire AncC
Place: Lyonshall

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