Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GANAREW

GANAREW, a parish in the district of Monmouth and county of Hereford; on the verge of the county, under Doward Hills, near the river Wye, 3 miles NNE of Monmouth r. station. Post town, Monmouth. Acres, 835. Real property, not separately returned. Pop., 116. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. Sellersbrook is the seat of Mrs. Marriott. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £110. Patron, Mrs. Marriott. The church is recent; and consists of nave and chancel, with a small tower.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ganarew Parish       Herefordshire Ancient County       Monmouthshire Ancient County
Place: Ganarew

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