In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Vowchurch like this:
VOWCHURCH, a parish, with two townships, in the district and county of Hereford; 6¼ miles NW of St. Devereux r. station, and 10 W by S of Hereford. Post town, Peterchurch, under Hereford. Acres, 2,690. Real property, £3,380. Pop, 333. Houses, 71. The manor belongs to W. S. Wood, Esq. There is an ancient camp. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £232. Patron, the Prebendary of Putson -Major. The church is old. Charities, £17.
Vowchurch through time
Vowchurch is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Vowchurch itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Vowchurch in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3507
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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