In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Withington like this:
WITHINGTON, a parish, with W. village and Preston-Wynne chapelry, in the district and county of Hereford; on the Hereford and Worcester railway, 4½ miles NE by E of Hereford. It has a post-office under Hereford, and a r. station. Acres, 2,392. Real property, £5,646. Pop., 970. Houses, 204. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £400.* Patron, the Bishop of H. The church was repaired in 1859, and has a tower and spire. There are a Baptist chapel, and an endowed school with £14 a year.
Withington through time
Withington is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Withington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Withington in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2723
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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