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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knill like this:
KNILL, a parish. in the district of Presteigne and county of Hereford; on the river Lug, at the boundary with Wales, and on Offa's dyke, 3½ miles SW by S of Presteigne, and 4 NNW of Kington r. station. Post town, Kington. Acres, 798. Real property, £789Pop., 84. Houses, 19. The manor, with Knill Court, belongs to Sir J. ...
J. Walsham, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £90. Patron, Sir J. J. Walsham, Bart. The church stands in the beautiful grounds of Knill Court; is ancient, and ivy clad; and has a tower, with a wooden spire. Sir Samuel Romilly was buried here.
Knill is now part of HEREFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how HEREFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knill in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1901
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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