Stapleton, Herefordshire

Stapleton
Stapleton Location within Herefordshire
Population	110 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SO338663
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTEIGNE
Postcode district	LD8
Dialling code	01544
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°17′30″N2°58′15″W / 52.29156°N 2.97089°W / 52.29156; -2.97089

Stapleton is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire near the border town of Presteigne in Wales. The parish borders on Willey, Kinsham and Presteigne. Stapleton is surrounded by farmland. Bryan's Ground gardens are open to the public. ^[2]

History

In 1144, when the lord of Richard's Castle was expelled from Presteigne, he built the castle in Stapleton which remains today. It became the centre of his lordship in the Welsh Marches. During the Middle Ages, Stapleton was more important than Presteigne. ^[3]

In 2006, an archaeological excavation in a field found ancient remains. ^[4]

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  Stapleton Hill and Castle
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  Presteigne viewed from Stapleton Hill (2007)
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  Stapleton and Presteigne viewed from Hell Peak

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 1 November 2015.
2. Bryan's Ground
3. Remfry, P.M., Nine Castles of Burford Barony, 1048 to 1438 ( ISBN   1-899376-39-9)
4. BBC - Hereford and Worcester - About Herefordshire - Herefordshire's first henge?