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HOPE-MANSELL, a village and a parish in Ross district, Hereford. The village stands in a valley engirt with wooded hills, adjacent to Dean forest in Gloucestershire, 3 miles W of Mitcheldean-Road r. station, and 4½ SSE of Ross; and has a post office under Gloucester. The parish comprises 1, 173 acres. Real property, £2, 040. Pop., 205. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £240.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient but good, and has a small bell turret.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hope Mansell Parish Ross Poor Law Union/Registration District Herefordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Hope Mansell |
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