Lower Harpton

Lower Harpton
Lower Harpton Location within Herefordshire
Area	3.412 km2 (1.317 sq mi)
Population	33 (2001 census)
•  Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Civil parish	Lower Harpton
Unitary authority	County of Herefordshire
Shire county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°14′07″N3°03′39″W / 52.235362°N 3.0609152°W / 52.235362; -3.0609152

Lower Harpton is a settlement and civil parish about 2.5 miles of Knighton, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2001, the parish had a population of 33. ^[1] The parish touches Kington Rural, Knill and Old Radnor in Wales. ^[2] Lower Harpton shares a parish council with Kington Rural. ^{[3] [4]}

Landmarks

There is 1 listed building in Lower Harpton called Dunfield House which is Grade II listed. ^[5]

History

Lower Harpton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hercope. ^[6] Lower Harpton was formerly a township in the parish of Old Radnor, ^[7] in 1866 Lower Harpton became a civil parish in its own right. ^[8]

References

1. Neighbourhood Statistics
2. "Lower Harpton". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. "Kington Rural and Lower Harpton Group Parish Council". Herefordshire Council . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. "Kington area neighbourhood plan" (PDF). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
5. "Listed buildings in Lower Harpton, Herefordshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
6. "Herefordshire A-L". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
7. "History of Lower Harpton in Herefordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
8. "Relationships and changes Lower Harpton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

"Lower Harpton". City Population. Retrieved 9 April 2021.