Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wigmore

Wigmore, par. and vil., Herefordshire, in NW. of co.- par., 3441 ac., pop. 417; vil., 5 miles SE. of Bucknell sta. and 9 miles NW. of Leominster; P.O. On an eminence to the W. stands a ruined castle built in the 12th century, and in vicinity are the remains of an Augustinian priory.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wigmore AP/CP       Herefordshire AncC
Place: Wigmore

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