Woolhope, Herefordshire Family History Guide
Woolhope is an Ancient Parish in the county of Herefordshire.
Other places in the parish include: Butley, Putley, and Buckenhill.
Parish church: St. George
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers:Â 1558
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1638
Nonconformists include:Â Primitive Methodist
Table of Contents
Parishes adjacent to Woolhope
- Mordiford
- Dormington
- Fownhope
- Brockhampton
- Ashperton
- Sollers Hope
- Putley
- Stoke Edith
- Much Marcle
- Tarrington
- Pixley
- Aylton
- Munsley
Historical Descriptions
Woolhope
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WOOLHOPE, a parish, with W. village and two hamlets, in Ledbury district, Herefordshire; 3½ miles E by N of Holme-Lacy r. station, and 7 ESE of Hereford. Post town, Hereford. Acres, 4,653. Real property. £6,319. Pop. in 1851, 902; in 1861, 803. Houses, 163. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £803. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of H. The church is good; and there are slightly endowed schools, and charities £30.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Woolhope, 10 m. N. Ross. P. 813.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
WOOLHOPE (St. George), a parish, in the union of Ledbury, hundred of Greytree, county of Hereford, 7¾ miles (W. by S.) from Ledbury; containing, with the townships of Buckenhill and Putley, 813 inhabitants, of whom 568 are in Woolhope township. The parish consists of 4129 acres. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £7. 12. 8½.; net income, £326, with 20 acres of glebe, and a good house; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. A school is endowed with £6 per annum.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Buckenhill
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Buckenhill, included in Woolhope parish.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
Putley
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
Putley, a township in Woolhope parish, Hereford; adjacent, on the SW, to Putley parish. Pop., 108.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A Fullerton & Co. N.d.c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Birth Marriage and Death Records
England, Herefordshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1583-1898
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
England Marriages, 1538–1973
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
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Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Grave Indexes
Migration and Naturalisation Records
Migration Records at FamilySearch
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Census Records
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales National Register, 1939
Probate and Court Records
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
Military Records
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Administration
County: Herefordshire
Civil Registration District: Ledbury
Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Dean of Hereford
Diocese: Hereford
Rural Deanery: Hereford
Poor Law Union: Ledbury
Hundred: Greytree
Province: Canterbury