HAMPTON COURT, a seat in Hope-under-Dinmore parish, Hereford; on the river Lugg, 4½ miles SSE of Leominster. It belonged to the Coningsbys, and passed to the Earls of Essex. It was originaly built by Sir R. Lenthall, who figured at Agincourt; was restored by Campbell; is in the castellated style; forms a quadrangle, with gate house and two towers on the north side; has a chapel with carved timber roof; contains William III.'s bed, some old furniture, and some interesting portraits; and stands in a park of about 8 miles in circuit.

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