In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lucton like this:
LUCTON, a parish in Leominster district, Hereford; near the river Lug, 2½ miles NNW of Kingsland r. station, and 5 NW of Leominster. Post town, Kingsland, under Leominster. Acres, 1,017. Real property, £1,531. Pop., 174 Houses, 29. The property, except whar belongs to the grammar school, is all in one estate. ...
The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £98.* Patrons, the Governors of Lucton SchoolThe church was rebuilt in 1852. Pierrepont's free grammar school here was founded in 1708; clothes and educates 50 boys; gives education, on moderate terms, to other pupils; and has an endowed income of about £1,250, and several valuable exhibitions.
Lucton through time
Lucton is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lucton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lucton in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4234
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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