In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kinsham like this:
KINSHAM (UPPER), a parish in the district of Presteigne, and county of Hereford; on the river Lug, contiguous to Lower Kinsham, 3¼ miles E of Presteigne, and 4½ NNW of Pembridge r. station. Post town, Presteigne, Radnorshire. Acres, 1, 243. Real property, with Lower Kinsham, £1, 146. ...
Pop., 88. Houses, 15. Kinsham Court, a fine old mansion, now partly ruinous, was the seat of the Oxford and Mortimer families. Kinsham Dingle is a picturesque locality, much frequented by the curious. The living is a donative in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £15. Patron, the Earl of Oxford. The church is modern.
Kinsham through time
Kinsham is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kinsham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kinsham in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4878
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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