Status: Ancient Parish
Parish church: St. Denis
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1759 see also Pencoyd
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1772
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HAREWOOD, a parish in Ross district, Hereford; near the river Wye, 3¾ miles WSW of Fawley r. station, and 5½ NW of Ross. It has a post-office, of the name of Harewood-End, under Ross. Acres, 664. Real property, £1,016. Pop., 101. Houses, 20. Harewood-House is the seat of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, Bart. An ancient forest, including the parish and extending beyond it, was called Harewood forest, and contained the castle of Earl Ethelwold, who is supposed to have been assassinated by King Edgar. The living is a donative in the diocese of Hereford. Value, not reported. Patron, Sir H. Hoskyns, Bart. The church has long been disused.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch – Birth Marriage & Death Census Migration & Naturalization Military Probate & Court
Church Records
Bishop’s transcripts for Harewood, 1772-1838
Parish registers for Harewood, 1781-1943
The register book of Llandinabo, Pencoyd and Harewood in the county of Hereford
Church Records – Indexes
Computer printout of Harewood, St. John, Herefs., Eng
Census
Census returns for Harewood, 1841-1891
Taxation
Land tax assessments for the parish of Harewood, 1776-1831
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
County: Herefordshire
Civil Registration District: Ross
Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
Diocese: Hereford
Rural Deanery: Archenfield
Poor Law Union: Ross
Hundred: Wormelow
Province: Canterbury