In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kings Caple like this:
KINGS-CAPLE, a parish in Ross district, Hereford; on the river Wye, 1¼ mile W by S of Fawley r. station, and 4¾ NW by N of Ross. Post town, Ross. Acres, 1, 697. Real property, £4, 233. Pop., 320. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Sellack, in the diocese of Hereford. The church is a stone structure, with tower and spire. There are a national school, and charities £15.
Kings Caple through time
Kings Caple is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kings Caple itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kings Caple in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3139
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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