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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Woolhope Parish Herefordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Woolhope |
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