Description
Upton Bishop, a parish in Herefordshire, 4 miles NE by E of Ross. It includes the hamlet of Crowbill, which has a post and money order office under Ross; telegraph office, Ross. Acreage, 3986; population, 648. There is a parish council consisting of eight members. The manor house, the Beeches, Gayton Hall, and Grendon Court are the chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £310 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The church is ancient, and was restored in 18G2. There is a Baptist chapel.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
