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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Walford like this:
WALFORD, a parish, with a village, in Ross district, Hereford: on the river Wye, 3 miles SSW of Ross r. station. It has a post-office under Ross. Acres, 4,241. Real property, £7,474. Pop., 1,204. Houses, 280. The property is much subdivided. There are several handsome seats. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £300.* Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church is Norman, and was recently in very bad condition. The p. curacy of Bishopswood is a separate benefice. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels, and charities £55.
Walford is now part of HEREFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how HEREFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walford in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3003
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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