In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Peterchurch like this:
PETERCHURCH, a village and a parish in the district and county of Hereford, The village stands on the river Dore, 6½ miles S S W of Moorhampton r. station, and 11 W by S of Hereford; and has a post-office under Hereford. The parish comprises 5,089 acres. Real property, £5, 925. Pop., 710. ...
Houses, 159. Urishay Castle is the seat of T. Delahay, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £327. Patron, J. Bull, Esq. The church is Norman; consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower; and containsnumerous monumental remains. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels, an endowed school with £50 a year, alms-houses, and other charities £8.
Peterchurch through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Peterchurch in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1897
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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