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

SUGWAS, a seat in Herefordshire; on the river Wye, 3¾ miles W of Hereford. It was built in 1792; and it includes fragments of a palace of the Bishops of Hereford, which occupied its site.

Sugwas through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25053

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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