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PETERSTOW, a parish in Ross district, Hereford; 2½ miles W by N of Ross r. station. Post-town, Ross. Acres, 1, 544. Real property, £3,033. Pop., 276. Houses, 56. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Guy's Hospital. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £290.* Patron, Mr. Poynder. The church is very ancient but good, and has a small tower. There are a free school and charities £8.
(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: | Peterstow Parish Ross Poor Law Union/Registration District Herefordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Peterstow |
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