In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rowlstone like this:
ROWLSTONE, a parish in the district and county of Hereford; 1½ mile W of Pontrilas r. station, and 2½ S S W of Abbeydore. Post-town, Pontrilas, under Hereford. Acres, 1, 678. Real property, £1, 227. Pop., 145. Houses, 28. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy, united with the p. curacy of Llancillo, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £200. Patron, Mr. King. The church was restored in 1865.
Rowlstone through time
Rowlstone is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rowlstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rowlstone in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1808
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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