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Madley
Medelagie: Hereford Church.

Mansell Gamage
Malveselle: Roger de Lacy, formerly Aelfled , a woman.

Mansell Lacy
Malveselle: Gruffydd of Maredudd.

Marden
Maurdine: King's land; Roger de Lacy; Stephen. Mill, fishery.
St. Ethelbert's well.
Marston
Merstune: Herman de Dreaux.

Marston Stannett
Merstune: King's land, formerly Queen Edith; Godmund from Roger de Lacy; William d'Ecouis; Rayner Carpenter.

Mathon
Matma / e: Odo from Roger de Lacy; Aethelhelm from Drogo FitzPoyntz; Urso and Walter Ponther from Pershore Church. Mill.
Scattered.
Maund Bryan
Mage(ne) / Magga / -e: Nigel the Doctor; Roger de Lacy and William from him; William d'Ecouis.
Maund Court and Common nearby.
Mawfield
Malfelle: Ingelrann from Roger de Lacy.
Farms.
Middleton on the Hill
Miceltune: King's land held by Bernard from Durand the Sheriff.
Scattered. Moor Abbey, a moated house, once belonged to the monks of Leominster. One of only 14 villages in Britain to be 'doubly thankful'; that is, to have seen the safe return of all its inhabitants who fought in both world wars.
Middlewood
Midewde: Gilbert FitzThorold, formerly Earl Harold.

Middlewood
Mideurde:
Lost.
Miles Hope
Hope: King's land.

Milton
Mildetune: Osbern FitzRichard.

Moccas
Moches: St. Guthlac's Church; Ansfrid from Nigel the Doctor.
Castle site.
Monkland
Leine: St. Peter's of Castellion from Ralph de Tosny. Mill (25 sticks of eels).
The 19th century compiler of hymns, Sir Henry Baker, was vicar here.
Monnington
Manetune / itone: Alfred of Marlborough, formerly Earl Harold.
Monnington Court.
Monnington on Wye
Manitune: Roger from Ralph de Tosny, formerly Earl Harold.

Moor
More:
Lost.
Moreton Jeffreys
Mortune: Hereford Church.
Isolated.
Moreton on Lugg
Mortune: Hereford Church. Mill.
Large; Moreton Hall.
Much Cowarne
Cuure: Alfred of Marlborough, formerly Earl Harold.
Scattered; Leighton Court.
Much Marcle
Merchelai: King's land, formerly Earl Harold; Lyre Church; William FitzBaderon. Mill.
Castle mound.
Munsley
Moneslai / Muleslage / Muneslai: Ralph from Roger de Lacy; William FitzBaderon; William FitzNorman; Humphrey de Bouville.
Remote.

Nash
Hech: Osbern FitzRichard.
Ford.
Newton
Neutone: Osbern FitzRichard.
Newton Court.
Newton
Newentone / Niwetune: King's land held by William d'Ecouis and Bernard from him.
Scattered.
Norton Canon
Nortune: Hereford Church.

Ocle Pychard
Acle: Roger de Lacy.

Orleton
Alretune: Ralph de Mortimer, formerly Edith.
Large. The 13th century Adam of Orleton became Bishop of Worcester, Hereford and Winchester.

Pembridge
Penebruge: Alfred of Marlborough, formerly Earl Harold. Mill.
Small town with a Tudor market hall.
Pedwardine
Pedewrde: Ralph de Mortimer.

Pipe
Pipe: Hereford Church.
One of only 14 villages in Britain to be 'doubly thankful'; that is, to have seen the safe return of all its inhabitants who fought in both world wars.
Pixley
Picheslei: Ansfrid de Cormeilles; Humphrey de Bouville.

Pontrilas (formerly Elvastone)
Elwistone: Alfred of Marlborough from the king.

Pontshill
Panchille: Durand of Gloucester.

Poston
Poscetenetune: Ralph from William d'Ecouis.
Poston House, outside Vowchurch. An Iron Age fort is nearby.
Preston on Wye
Prestretune: Hereford Church. Mill.

Preston Wynne
Prestretune: Hereford Church.
Court Farm.
Priors Frome
Frome: St. Peter's of Hereford; Henry de Ferrers; Ilbert FitzThorold.

Puddleston
Pillesdune: Roger de Lacy.
Scattered; Ford Abbey; Puddleston Court, now a school.
Putley
Poteslepe: William from Roger de Lacy.
Putley Court.

Richard's Castle
Auretone: Robert Gernon; Osbern FitzRichard. Mill (15 sticks of eels).
Remains of a castle built by Richard FitzScrob before the Conquest and later rebuilt by the Mortimers.
Risbury
Riseberie: William d'Ecouis from the king. Mill.
Iron Age fort nearby.
Ross
Rosse: Hereford Church. Mill.
A market town and 19th century resort.
Rotherwas
Retrowas: Gilbert FitzThorold.
Suburb of Hereford.
Rowden
Ruedene: King's land; Ralph the chaplain's wife and her son Walter.
Abbey.
Rushock
Ruiscop: King's land and William d'Ecouis, formerly Earl Harold.

Sarnesfield
Sarnesfelde: King's land; Roger de Lacy; Ralph de Tosny. Fishery (600 eels).
John Abel, 17th century architect of timber-framed houses, is buried in the church.
Sawbury
Salberga / Sargeberie:
Lost.
Shelwick
Scelwiche: Hereford Church. Mill.

Shirley
Sirelei: Ralph de Mortimer.
Farm.
Shobdon
Scepedune: Ralph de Mortimer, formerly Edith.
Castle mound; church founded as a priory in 1140 by Hugh Mortimer's chief steward.
Soller's Hope
Hope: Richard from Ansfrid de Cormeilles.

Stanford Bishop
Stanford: King's land, formerly Queen Edith; Thurstan from Roger de Lacy. Mill.

Stanway
Stanewei:
Lost.
Staunton on Arrow
Stantune: Ralph de Mortimer; Drogo from Osbern FitzRichard.
The court of Noke Manor House; mill.
Staunton on Wye
Standune / tune: Leofric and William from Roger de Lacy.

Stockton
Stoctune: King's land, formerly Queen Edith.
House built on the site of a Dark Ages settlement.
Stoke Edith
Stoches: Ralph de Tosny, formerly Queen Edith. Mill.
Remains of an estate belonging to the Foley family.
Stoke Lacy
Stoches: Roger de Lacy. Mill.

Stoke Prior
Stoca: King's land, formerly Queen Edith.
Once a Roman settlement.
Strangford
Etone: Hugh de Lasne. 2 sesters of honey.

Street
Lestret / Strete: King's land; Roger de Lacy.
Street Court.
Stretford
Stratford: Thurstan from Alfred of Marlborough, formerly Earl Harold.
Ancient ford; Roman road.
Stretton
Stratone: Robert from Roger de Lacy; Vitalis from Hugh de Lasne.
Stretton Court.
Stretton Grandison
Stratune: William FitzBaderon, formerly Earl Harold.
New House; once a Roman settlement.
Sugwas
Sucwessen: Hereford Church, formerly held wrongfully by Earl Harold.
Part of Stretton Sugwas.
Sutton St. Michael
St. Nicholas Su(d)tune: Nigel the Doctor; Hugh de Lasne. 2 mills (8 and 7 sticks of eels).
Now 2 villages, Sutton St. Michael and St. Nicholas. Nearby Sutton Walls is said to have been the site of King Offa's palace, where Ethelbert was murdered.
Swanstone
Suenestun: Godmund from Roger de Lacy.
Swanston Court.

Tarrington
Tatintune: Ansfrid from Roger de Lacy; Ansfrid de Cormeilles.
The 19th century geologist Sir Roderick Murchison studied local strata here, as described in his Silurian System.
Tedstone
Tedesthorne / Tetistorp: Hereford Church; Roger de Lacy.
Now the hamlet of Tedstone Delamere (whose church has Saxon remains) and village of Tedstone Wafre, both named after medieval knights; Roman fort nearby.
Thinghill
Tingehalle / hele: St. Guthlac's Church; Geoffrey from Nigel the Doctor.
14th century Thinghill Grange.
Thornbury
Torneberie: Alfred d'Epagne.
Scattered. Birthplace of Roger Mortimer and Robert, Earl of Essex, Elizabeth I's last lover. Wall Hills, an Iron Age fort, is nearby.
Thruxton
Torchestone: Bernard from Durand of Gloucester.
Round barrow, probably Bronze Age.
Titley
Titel(l)ege: Osbern FitzRichard, formerly Earl Harold.
Titley Court; a section of Offa's Dyke nearby.
Treville
Triueline: King's land. Wood.
Treville Wood.
Tupsley
Topeslage: Hereford Church. Mill.
Suburb of Hereford.
Tyberton
Tibrintintune: Hereford Church.

Ullingswick
Ullingwic: Hereford Church.

Upleadon
Lede(n): St. Peter's from Roger de Lacy; Albert de Lorraine, formerly Edith, sister of Earl Oda. Mill.
Upleadon Court Farm.
Upton
Up(e)tone: King's land; Roger de Mussegros.
Part of Brimfield.
Upton Bishop
Uptune: Hereford Church; Upton Court.

Venn's Green
Fenne: William FitzNorman.

Vern, The
Ferne: William FitzNorman.

Walford
Waliford / e: Ralph de Mortimer.
Castle mound; Court House.
Walford (near Ross)
Walecford: Hereford Church.
Watford Court.
Walsopthorne
Walesapeldor: Gerald from William FitzBaderon.
House.
Wapley
Wapletone: King's land; Osbern FitzRichard.
Site of an Iron Age fort associated by legend with the Ancient British King Caractacus.
Warham
Werham: Hereford Church.
On the outskirts of Hereford.
Webton
Webetone: Bernard and Gerald from Roger de Lacy.

Wellington
Walintone: Hugh de Lasne and Ralph from him. 2 mills.
Large.
Welson
Ulfelmestune: King's land, formerly Earl Harold.
Now 2 small villages, Upper and Lower Welson.
Weobley
Wibelai: Roger de Lacy. Park.
Large. The ruined castle was the scene of King John's surrender to William de Braose.
Westhide
Hide: Ralph de Tosny, formerly Edith; Tesselin from Roger de Lacy.

Weston
Westune:
Lost.
Weston Beggard
Westune: Roger de Lacy. Mill.

Weston under Penyard
Bernard from Durand of Gloucester.
Stone built; castle remains. The site of the Roman settlement of Ariconium is nearby.
Wharton
Wavertune: King's land; William d'Ecouis. Mill.

Whitney
Witenie: King's land; Harold from St. Guthlac's Church.
On the edge of the Wye flood plain; the poet Christopher Harvey was vicar here in the early 17th century.
Whitwick
Witewiche: William FitzBaderon, formerly Earl Harold.
Manor.
Whyle
Huilech: Osbern FitzRichard.

Wicton
Wigetune: Urse d'Abetot and Roger de Lacy by exchange from him.
Farm.
Willersley
Willaveslege: Ralph de Tosny, formerly Earl Harold; a Welshman.
Willersley Court.
Wilmastone
Wilmestune: Hugh de Lasne. Mill.
Farm.
Wilton
Wiltone: King's land, formerly Earl Harold; William FitzBaderon.
Elizabethan bridge over the River Wye; ruined castle.
Winforton
Widferdestune: Ralph de Tosny, formerly Earl Harold and a Welshman from him.
Winforton Court.
Winnall
Wilehalle: Picot from Gilbert FitzThorold.

Withington
Widingtune: Hereford Church. Mill.
Large; on a Roman road; famous for its tile works in the 19th century.
Wolferlow
Ulferlau: Ralph de Mortimer; Hugh and Walter from Roger de Lacy.
Scattered; Roman fort nearby.
Woolhope
Hope: Hereford Church.
The church is thought to have been given to Hereford Cathedral by Wulviva, sister of Godiva.
Woonton
Wennetune: King's land; Roger de Lacy.

Woonton
Wenetone: Gerald from Roger de Lacy.

Wormsley
Wermeslai / Wrmesleu: Hereford Church; Leofric from Roger de Lacy.
Scattered; Wormsley Grange.

Yarkhill
Achel: Roger de Lacy, formerly a thane of Earl Harold. Mill.

Yarpole
Iarpol(e): King's land; Leofwin Latimer; Robert Gernon.

Yarsop
Ardes / Edreshope / Erdeshop / sope: Hereford Church; Robert from Roger de Lacy; William d'Ecouis; Ralph the chaplain's wife.

Yatton
Getune: King's land.
Scattered.
Yazor
Iavesoure: Robert from Roger de Lacy.
House of Sir Uvedale Price, 19th century theorist of the English Picturesque.

Welsh Entries

Burlingjobb
Berchelincon: King's land.
Limestone quarry nearby.
Cascob
Cascope: Osbern FitzRichard.

Clatterbrune
Clatretune:
Lost.
Discoed
Discote: Osbern FitzRichard.
Castle mound; a section of Offa's Dyke nearby.
Harpton
Hertune: Ralph de Mortimer; Osbern FitzRichard.

Monmouth
Monemude: King's land; William FitzBaderon. 3 mills, church belonging to St. Florent's of Saumur. 33 sesters of honey.
Market town with the remains of 2 castles, one built by Roger de Montgomery c.1070. Iron Age and Roman settlement; birthplace of the 17th century poet George Herbert.
Old Radnor
Raddrenoue: King's land, formerly Earl Harold.
Castle remains; once a base for King Harold.
Pilleth on Lugg
Pelelei: Ralph de Mortimer.
Castle remains. Nant-y-Groes was the house of Dr. John Dee, 16th century mathematician and astrologer.
Weston
Westune: Ralph de Mortimer.
Part of Llangunllo.