Yarpole Explained

Official Name:Yarpole
Static Image Name:Yarpole church bell tower - geograph.org.uk - 532424.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Leonard's belltower
Static Image Width:200px
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:52.283°N -2.783°W
Os Grid Reference:SO4664
Civil Parish:Croft and Yarpole
Unitary England:Herefordshire
Lieutenancy England:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:North Herefordshire
Post Town:Hereford
Postcode Area:HR
Postcode District:HR6
Dial Code:01568
Website:http://www.yarpole.com/

Yarpole is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croft and Yarpole, Herefordshire, England, about 4.5miles north-west of Leominster. The village is near the county boundary with Shropshire and about 7km (04miles) south-west of Ludlow. The hamlet of Bicton is to the south, Bircher to the north-east and Croft to the west. In 1961 the parish had a population of 394.[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Croft to form "Croft and Yarpole".[2]

The village has a gastropub, The Bell,[3] and a parish hall.

The Village is used as the setting for the home of Gerald War Bow in the Medieval action series of 5 books “Lord Edward’s Archer” by author Griff Hosker.

Church

The parish church of St Leonard's is Grade II* listed. Most of the building dates to the early 14th century, its oldest part being the 13th-century font. The church was restored and extended to designs by George Gilbert Scott in 1864. In 2009 the interior of the church was extensively reordered and a community shop and post office were built at the west end. Yarpole is one of several Herefordshire parishes whose belltower stands separate from the church. The Grade I listed tower dates to the 13th-century, the ground stage built of stone, with the roofs and upper stage timber-framed. It is one of a number of partly or largely timber-framed belltowers in Herefordshire. The dendrochronology dating of its main timbers to 1192 makes it one of the oldest timber-framed structures in England. The writer, painter and lawyer Fred Uhlman is buried in the churchyard.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Yarpole AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 28 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Leominster Registration District. UKBMD. 28 August 2023.
  3. News: The Bell Inn, Yarpole, Herefordshire . Hill . Shaun . . 29 December 2015.