Bridstow, Herefordshire

Description
Bridstow, a village and a parish in Herefordshire, on the river Wye, 1 1/2 mile W by N of Ross, which is the post town. Acreage of the civil parish, 2233; population, 623; of the ecclesiastical, 634. The parish also includes the hamlet of Wilton. Wilton castle is a ruin with a modern residence within its walls. Dadnor, Morastone, The Weir End, Wilton-dale, Wilton Hall, Wilton House, and Wyeville are chief residences. The Governors of Guy's Hospital are lords of the manor. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £230 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Hereford. The church (St Bridget's) is Decorated English, with a Norman chancel arch, and was rebuilt in 1861. It contains an altar-tomb to one of the Greys of Wilton, removed about forty years ago from Wilton Castle. Wilton Bridge, over the Wye, was built in 1597, and one arch was broken down in the Civil War in 1644.