In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Craswall like this:
CRASSWALL, or Crosswold, a township-chapelry in Clodock parish, Hereford; on the river Monnow, adjacent to the boundary with Brecon, 5½ miles SE of Hay r. station. Post town, Hay, under Hereford. Real property, £2, 197. Pop., 356. Houses, 76. The property is divided among a few. An alien priory, subordinate to Grandmont, was founded, in the time of King John, at what is now called the Abbey farm; and given, in the time of Edward IV., to Christ's college, Cambridge. ...
The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £47. Patron, the Vicar of Clodock. The church is old but very good.
Craswall through time
Craswall is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Craswall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Craswall in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1944
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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