Walterstone
| Walterstone | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Walterstone Church | |
| Population | 97 (Parish)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO340250 |
| • London | 200 km |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEREFORD |
| Postcode district | HR2 |
| Dialling code | 01873 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Walterstone is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, near the Welsh border and the Brecon Beacons National Park, 25 km south west of Hereford.[2] The parish had a population of 97 in the 2001 UK Census[1] and is grouped with Craswall, Llanveynoe and Longtown to form Longtown Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.[3]
There is a motte-and-bailey castle in the village to the west of St Mary's church and an Iron Age hill fort on high ground 1 km to the east.[4] The River Monnow and the Welsh Marches railway line share a valley south east of the village.[2]
The 300-year-old village pub, the Carpenter's Arms, is situated next to the church[5] and has been in the same family for the last 100 years.[6]
In the 18th century, a Roman mosaic was reported to have been found in the parish. The exact site is not known but is thought to be in the Coed-y-Grafel area north of the village.[7] Allt Yr Ynys, a 16th-century manor house 2 km south of the village, is now a country house hotel.[4][8]
References
- ^ a b "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001" (pdf). Herefordshire Council. 2004. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ a b Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern Area (Explorer Maps) (A3 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2010, ISBN 978-0-319-24054-0
- ^ "List of Parish Councils and Contacts" (xls). Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.
- ^ Deeley, Nigel W. "The Carpenters Arms - Walterstone, Herefordshire HR2 0DX". www.thecarpentersarmswalterstone.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Carpenter's Arms in Walterstone notches up another success". Hereford Times. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Roman 'pavement', Coed-y-Grafel, Walterstone". Herefordshire Through Time. Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Allt Yr Ynys Country Hotel - About us". Retrieved 2010-12-05.
External links
- Walterstone, GENUKI genealogy web portal
- List of monuments in the parish
- Please note that most of the sites are on private property and are not open to the public
- St Mary's Church