Place-Names of Herefordshire

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. But this 7th century settlement of Herefordshire was, of necessity, sporadic and incomplete. Throughout the county, and beyond it to the west, the. Woods were particularly dense. The ley of the Mercian settler was simply a clearing in the forest.