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, now in the parish of

Croft and Yarpole Croft and Yarpole is a civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is north from the city and county town of Hereford. The closest large town is the market town of Leominster, to the south. Within the parish is the National Tru ...

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

, England, about north-west of

Leominster Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of almos ...

. The village is near the county boundary with

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and about south-west of

Ludlow Ludlow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road (Great Britain), A49 road which bypasses the town. The town is near the conf ...

. 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. On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Croft to form "Croft and Yarpole". The village has a

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, The Bell, and a

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. 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

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's is

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. Most of the building dates to the early 14th century, its oldest part being the 13th-century

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. The church was

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and extended to designs by

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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

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tower dates to the 13th-century, the ground stage built of stone, with the roofs and upper stage

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. It is one of a number of partly or largely timber-framed belltowers in Herefordshire. The

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dating of its main timbers to 1192 makes it one of the oldest timber-framed structures in England. The writer, painter and lawyer

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is buried in the churchyard.

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Yarpole Group Parish Council
Villages in Herefordshire Former civil parishes in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-geo-stub

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