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Village in Herefordshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yarpole is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croft and Yarpole, Herefordshire, England, about 4.5 miles (7 km) north-west of Leominster. The village is near the county boundary with Shropshire and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Ludlow. The hamlet of Bicton is to the south, Bircher to the north-east and Croft to the west. In 1961 the parish had a population of 394.[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Croft to form "Croft and Yarpole".[2]
The village has a gastropub, The Bell,[3] and a parish hall.
The Village is used as the setting for the home of Gerald War Bow in the Medieval action series of 5 books “Lord Edward’s Archer” by author Griff Hosker.
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The parish church of St Leonard's is Grade II* listed. Most of the building dates to the early 14th century, its oldest part being the 13th-century font. The church was restored and extended to designs by George Gilbert Scott in 1864.[4] In 2009 the interior of the church was extensively reordered and a community shop and post office were built at the west end.[citation needed] Yarpole is one of several Herefordshire parishes whose belltower stands separate from the church. The Grade I listed tower dates to the 13th-century, the ground stage built of stone, with the roofs and upper stage timber-framed.[5] It is one of a number of partly or largely timber-framed belltowers in Herefordshire. The dendrochronology dating of its main timbers to 1192 makes it one of the oldest timber-framed structures in England.[citation needed] The writer, painter and lawyer Fred Uhlman is buried in the churchyard.[6]
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