Walterstone

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title: "Walterstone" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-herefordshire", "civil-parishes-in-herefordshire"] description: "Village in Herefordshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-herefordshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walterstone" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Herefordshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Walterstone
coordinates
civil_parish	Walterstone
population	97
area_total_sq_mi	1.94
population_ref	(Parish)
unitary_england	Herefordshire
region	West Midlands
lieutenancy_england	Herefordshire
constituency_westminster	Hereford and South Herefordshire
post_town	HEREFORD
postcode_area	HR
postcode_district	HR2
dial_code	01873
os_grid_reference	SO340250
london_distance	124 miles ESE
static_image	Walterstone church (geograph 279003).jpg
static_image_width	250px
static_image_caption	St Mary's Church
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|country = England |official_name= Walterstone |coordinates = |civil_parish= Walterstone |population = 97 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.94 |population_ref = (Parish) |unitary_england= Herefordshire |region= West Midlands |lieutenancy_england= Herefordshire |constituency_westminster= Hereford and South Herefordshire |post_town= HEREFORD |postcode_area= HR |postcode_district= HR2 |dial_code= 01873 |os_grid_reference= SO340250 |london_distance= 124 miles ESE |static_image= Walterstone church (geograph 279003).jpg |static_image_width= 250px |static_image_caption= St Mary's Church Walterstone is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, near the Welsh border and the Brecon Beacons National Park, 14 miles south-west of Hereford. The parish had a population of 97 in the 2001 UK Census and is grouped with Craswall, Llanveynoe and Longtown to form Longtown Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.

Map

There is a motte-and-bailey castle in the village to the west of St Mary's church and an Iron Age hill fort on high ground 2/3 mile to the east. The River Monnow and the Welsh Marches railway line share a valley south-east of the village.

Allt Yr Ynys, a Grade II listed 16th-century manor house 1 + 1/4 miles south of the village, has been a country house hotel. parish church of St Mary is part of the Ewyas Harold group of parishes. In the chancel, there is early 17th-century stained-glass depicting the quartered arms of the Cecils, brought from the nearby Allt Yr Ynys. The churchyard cross is listed Grade II*.

The 300-year-old village pub, the Carpenter's Arms, is situated next to the church and has been in the same family for the last 100 years.

History

In the 18th century, a Roman mosaic was reported to have been found in the parish. The exact site is not known but is thought to be in the Coed-y-Grafel area north of the village.

Demographics

In the 1870s the Imperial Gazetteer recorded the area of the village as 1241 acres with a population of 173.

References

References

1. {{NHLE
2. The Grade II listed{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Mary|num=1051663}}
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4. Deeley, Nigel W. "The Carpenters Arms - Walterstone, Herefordshire HR2 0DX".
5. "Carpenter's Arms in Walterstone notches up another success".
6. "GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walterstone in Herefordshire".
7. (2010). "Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern Area (Explorer Maps)". [[Ordnance Survey]].
8. Pevsner, Nikolaus. (1963). "The Buildings of England - Herefordshire". [[Yale University Press]].
9. (July 2025). "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001". [[Herefordshire Council]].
10. "List of Parish Councils and Contacts". [[Herefordshire Council]].
11. "Allt Yr Ynys Country Hotel - About us".

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