In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yarkhill like this:
YARKHILL, a parish and a sub-district in Ledbury district, Herefordshire. The parish lies near Stoke-Edith r. station, and 7 miles E by N of Hereford. Post town, Ledbury. Acres, 1,666. Real property, £2,902. Pop., 568. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £230.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of H. The church is tolerable. Charities, £8.-- The sub-district contains 10 parishes and 3 parts. Acres, 21,079. Pop., 4,585. Houses, 900.
Yarkhill through time
Yarkhill is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Yarkhill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yarkhill in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4103
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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