Breinton, Herefordshire Family History Guide

Breinton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Herefordshire.

Other places in the parish include: Wareham, part of Hereford city.

Parish church: St. Michael

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1662
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1662

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Parishes adjacent to Breinton

Historical Descriptions

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Breinton, a parish in the district and county of Hereford; on the river Wye, and on the Hereford and Brecon railway, 2 ½ miles W by S of Hereford. It includes the hamlet of Wareham and a pendicle of Hereford city, and its post-town is Hereford. Acres, 1,629. Real property, £3,221. Pop., 398. Houses, 83. The properly is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £109. Patron, the Bishop of Hereford. The church is tolerable; and there are charities £17

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].