In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Donnington like this:

DONNINGTON, a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; under the Malvern hills, at the boundary with Gloucester, 2¼ miles S of Ledbury town and r. station. Post town, Ledbury. Acres, 808. Real property, £1, 566. Pop., 105. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £209.* Patron, R. Webb, Esq. The church is old but good; and has a wooden tower.

Donnington through time

Donnington is now part of HEREFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how HEREFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Donnington itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Donnington in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2426

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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