Herefordshire Through Time
Herefordshire Through Time
Note: It may be argued that some of the places mentioned in this list were never in fact towns, and that some were very short lived. The ones marked with an asterisk may never have achieved more than village status.
| Prior to 11th century | |
|---|---|
| Hereford | castle and monastery |
| 11th century | |
| Wigmore (by 1304) | castle and monastery |
| Clifford | castle and monastery |
| Ewyas Harold | castle and monastery |
| Richards Castle | castle |
| 12th century | |
| Leominster | castle (?), monastery |
| Weobley (by 1291) | castle |
| Kington | |
| Ledbury | |
| Bromyard | |
| Ross-on-Wye (1241) | |
| Stapleton (1334) | castle |
| Eardisley (1223) | castle |
| Ewyas Lacy/Longtown | castle |
| 13th century (1230-1260) | |
| Huntington | castle |
| Pembridge (1239) | |
| *Preston-on-Wye (1235) | |
| Brampton Bryan (1252) | castle |
| *Much Cowarne (1254) | |
| *Wilton | castle |
| 13th-14th centuries (1290-1310) | |
| Lyonshall (1301) | castle |
| *Kilpeck (1309) | castle and monastery |
| *Kingsland (1306) | short lived, castle |
| *Madley (1312) | short lived |
| *Staunton-on-Wye (1294) | short lived |
| *Thruxton (1294) | short lived |
| Winforton (1318) | short lived |
| 14th century | |
| *Kinnersley (1357) | castle, foundation - not implemented |
| Bodenham (1379) | |
The following were market villages during the Middle Ages:
Bosbury, Bridge Sollers, Cradley, Dorstone, Eton Tregoz, Goodrich, Leintwardine, Much Marcle, Orleton.
(Ray 1990; Jean O'Donnell, "Market Centres in Herefordshire 1200-1400", in Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, Volume XL Part II, 1971)
[Original author: Toria Forsyth-Moser, 2002]