In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dormington like this:
DORMINGTON, a village and a parish in the district and county of Hereford. The village stands near the river Frome, a short way SE of Withington r. station, and 5 miles E of Hereford. Pop., 77. Houses, 22. The parish includes also the chapelry of Bartestree; and its post town is Withington, under Hereford. ...
Acres, 1, 381. Real property, £2, 046. Pop., 138. Houses, 35. The property is divided among a few. Dormington Court is the seat of W. Vevers, Esq. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Bartestree, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £284.* Patron, Lady E. Foley. The church is ancient, with a tower; and was recently in disrepair. Charities £5.
Dormington through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dormington in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5317
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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