Sellack Explained

Official Name:Sellack
Civil Parish:Sellack
Country:England
Region:West Midlands
Coordinates:51.9449°N -2.6255°W
Post Town:Ross-on-Wye
Postcode Area:HR
Postcode District:HR9
Unitary England:Herefordshire
Shire County:Herefordshire
Population:248
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Area Total Km2:8.3554
Static Image:Sellack Church - geograph.org.uk - 462205.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Tysilio's church
Constituency Westminster:Hereford and South Herefordshire

Sellack is a village and rural parish in the English county of Herefordshire. It is on the River Wye three and a half miles northwest by north of Ross on Wye. The benefice is united with that of King's Caple.[1] In 2011 the parish had a population of 248.

The church of St Tysilio has a 14th-century spire; the pulpit, gallery and communion rails are Jacobean.[2] The east window is filled with 17th-century stained glass in a medieval style. The glass includes the initials R. S. which must relate to Rowland Scudamore of Craddock Court who was buried in the church in January 1631. It is presumed that the glasswork was commissioned by John, Viscount Scudamore, Rowland's great nephew.[3]

Notes and References

  1. John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72; Vision of Britain
  2. Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins; p. 142
  3. Goodall, John (2015). Parish Church Treasures. London: Bloomsbury; p. 176