Mansel Lacy

Mansel Lacy (alternatively spelled Mansell Lacy) is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) north west of Hereford, close to the A480 road.

Mansel Lacy
From the east
Mansel Lacy Location within Herefordshire
Population	139 [1]
OS grid reference	SO425455
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEREFORD
Postcode district	HR4
Dialling code	01981
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford and South Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52.095°N 2.840°W / 52.095; -2.840

The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 139.^[1]

Mansel Lacy was the overall winner of Herefordshire in the 2008 Calor Village of the Year competition.^[2]

History

Mansel Lacy is mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter (Sawyer: 1469) from c. 1045, half a hide of which is bought as an estate.^[3][4] It appears as Mælueshylle, probably meaning 'hill on which the mallow grows' from Old English malu + hyll.^[5]

The village has two entries in the Domesday Book (1086) as Malveselle in the hundred of Stepleset. It is quite small with only 11 households yet is assessed for a relatively large amount of tax of 5 geld units.^[6]

St Michael's

The church of St Michael and All Angels dates from between the 11th and 13th centuries.^[7]