Yarpole is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croft and Yarpole, Herefordshire, England, about 4.5 miles (7 km) north-west of Leominster. The village is near the county boundary with Shropshire and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) 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]
| Yarpole | |
|---|---|
 St Leonard's belltower | |
  Yarpole Location within Herefordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SO4664 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR6 |
| Dialling code | 01568 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.yarpole.com/ |
The village has a gastropub, The Bell,[3] and a parish hall.
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.[4] In 2009 the interior of the church was extensively reordered and a community shop and post office were built at the west end.[citation needed] 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.[5] 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.[citation needed] The writer, painter and lawyer Fred Uhlman is buried in the churchyard.[citation needed]
References
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). Herefordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 327.
- RCHME, ed. (1934). "Yarpole". An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Herefordshire. Vol. 3, North West. London: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. pp. 215–217.
External links
Media related to Yarpole at Wikimedia Commons- Yarpole Group Parish Council
