Where is King's Pyon?

King's Pyon is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.1511°, -2.8222°.

Cathedrals · Mid Wales

King's Pyon

King's Pyon in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Best time of year: Year-round

King's Pyon 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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King's Pyon is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west from the city and county town of Hereford. The closest large town is the market town of Leominster, 6 miles (10 km) to the north-west. The parish includes the Grade I listed church of St Mary the Virgin.

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Background

History

The 'King's' affix in the name refers to royal ownership of the manor. Listed in the Domesday Book, at the time of the Norman Conquest King's Pyon was in the Hundred of Stretford in the county of Herefordshire. The manor had assets of 18 households, eight villagers, three smallholders (middle level of serf below a villager), four slaves, a priest, and two further people. The area of land under plough was defined by two lord's and nine men's plough teams. In 1066 King Edward held the lordship, which passed in 1086 between the St Mary's abbey of Cormeilles, Gruffydd, and Roger de Lacy who was also tenant-in-chief to king William I. In 1909 King's Pyon is described as a village and parish and…

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