Wigmore, Herefordshire

Description
Wigmore, a village and a parish in Herefordshire. The village stands 5 miles SE of Bucknell station on the L. &N.W.R., and 9 NW of Leominster. It is a seat of petty sessions, and has a post office under Kingsland (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Leintwardine. A hiring fair is held on 6 May, and a fair for cattle and sheep on 5 August. There is a police station. The parish includes part of Limebrook township. Acreage, 3480; population, 385. A castle stood in the Saxon times on an eminence a little W of the village, was rebuilt in the 12th century by Ranulph Mortimer, and has left some remains. An Augustinian abbey was founded about a mile from the castle by the Mortimers, and also has left some remains. Wigmore Hall, an ancient mansion, is the chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £19 6 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Hereford. The church is Early English, and has been restored. There are Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels.