Where is Brinsop and Wormsley?

Brinsop and Wormsley is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.1250°, -2.8320°.

Historic churches · Mid Wales

Brinsop and Wormsley

Brinsop and Wormsley in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Brinsop and Wormsley is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Brinsop and Wormsley is a civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. It includes the largely depopulated village settlements of Brinsop and Wormsley, and is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-west from the city and county town of Hereford. The parish includes the Church of St George and Brinsop Court, both Grade I listed.

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Background

History

Brinsop, named 'Bruneshopa' in c.1130, and 'Brunhopa' in 1178, means "enclosed valley of a man called brūn or brȳni", being an Old English man's name with the addition of 'hop', probably referring to a 'hop valley', or "a remote enclosed space; a piece of enclosed land in a fen; an enclosure in marsh or moor". Wormsley, 'Wermeslai' in the Domesday Book, Worvesleg in 1180, Wurmeleys in 1242, and Wrmesl in 1249, indicates the Old English woodland glade a clearing of a man called 'Wyrm', alternatively a 'leah' (clearing) infested with Wyrma's, i.e. snakes, reptiles or dragons. Both Brinsop and Wormsley are listed in Domesday. Brinsop, in the Hundred of Cutestornes, included seven villagers,…

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