In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clifford like this:
CLIFFORD, a village and a parish in the district of Hay and county of Hereford. The village stands on the river Wye, adjacent to the Hereford and Brecon railway, 2 miles NNE of Hay; and has a post office under Hereford. The parish includes also part of Vowmine township. Acres, 6, 522. Real property, £6, 209. ...
Pop., 895. Houses, 207. A castle was built here by W. Fitzosborne; became the seat of the Cliffords of Ugbrooke; and was the birthplace of Jane de Clifford, "Fair Rosamond, " the favourite of Henry II. The ruin of the castle still surmounts a bold eminence overlooking the Wye; and is ivy-clad and beautiful, but not extensive. A cell of Cluniac monks, subordinate to Lewes priory, was founded here, in the time of Henry I., by one of the Cliffords. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £300.* Patron, W. W. Trumper, Esq. The church is Norman, and has an embattled tower. The vicarage of Hardwick is a separato benefice. Smith's school and alms-houses have £358 a year; and other charities £13.
Clifford through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clifford in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1942
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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