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RUDFORD, a parish, with a village and High Leadonhamlet, in Newent district, Gloucestershire; on the river Leadon, 2½ miles N W of Grange-Court r. station, and 4 N W of Gloucester. Post-town, Newent, under Gloucester. Acres, 1, 204. Real property, £1, 351. Pop., 202. Houses, 45. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £332. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of G. The church is mostly early Norman, and was recently restored. Charities, £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rudford Parish Newent Poor Law Union/Registration District Gloucestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Rudford |
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