In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Marcle like this:
MARCLE (LITTLE), a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; on an affluent of the river Leadon, adjacent to Gloucestershire, 3¼ miles SW of Ledbury r. station. It has a post office under Ledbury. Acres, 1,218. Real property, £1,753. Pop., 168. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Earl Somers. The surface is boldly undulating. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £230. * Patron, the Bishop of Hereford. The church was rebuilt in 1869; and is in the decorated English style, with a bell-turret. Charities, £4.
Little Marcle through time
Little Marcle is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Marcle itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Marcle in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1898
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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