In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Acton Beauchamp like this:
ACTON-BEAUCHAMP, a parish in the district of Bromyard and county of Worcester; 5 miles SE of Bromyard, and 5½ SW by N of Colwall r. station. It has a post office under Worcester. Acres, 1,529. Real pro perty, £2,026. Pop., 205. Houses, 42. The property belonged anciently to the Beauchamps, but is now much subdivided. There are mineral springs. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £320.* Patron, Rev. R. Cowpland. The church is very good.
Acton Beauchamp through time
Acton Beauchamp is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Acton Beauchamp itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Acton Beauchamp, in Herefordshire and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2419
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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