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Welcome to Lyonshall

 

Lyonshall is one of the largest parishes in Herefordshire, covering approximately 5,000 acres. To the west, it reaches the Kington by-pass; to the south, it includes Holmes Marsh and Woonton Ash; to the east, it stops just short of Cotmore Farm and The Yeld; and to the north, it follows the course of the river Arrow by Titley Mill.

About 750 people live in around 280 households. Many have lived in Lyonshall all their lives, like their parents and grandparents before them.

The first documentary evidence of life in Lyonshall is in the Domesday Book. It tells us that Lyonshall at that time was a reasonably substantial settlement, with the Saxon villagers quickly having to get used to a new Norman lord.

William the Conqueror’s occupying forces had successfully invaded England in 1066, and it didn’t take them long to occupy Lyonshall. They were keen to secure this important strategic site on the border with Wales.

 

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