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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaton like this:
EATON, a township in Leominster parish, Hereford; on an affluent of the Wye, 1 mile SE of Leominster. Real property, £2, 376. Pop., 59. Cardinal de Eaton was a native; and the family of Hackluyt, the collector of Voyages, were residents.
Eaton is now part of HEREFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how HEREFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaton in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26009
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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