In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hope Mansell like this:
HOPE-MANSELL, a village and a parish in Ross district, Hereford. The village stands in a valley engirt with wooded hills, adjacent to Dean forest in Gloucestershire, 3 miles W of Mitcheldean-Road r. station, and 4½ SSE of Ross; and has a post office under Gloucester. The parish comprises 1, 173 acres. ...
Real property, £2, 040. Pop., 205. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £240.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient but good, and has a small bell turret.
Hope Mansell through time
Hope Mansell is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hope Mansell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hope Mansell in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2762
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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