Fownhope, Herefordshire

Description
Fownhope, a village and a parish in Herefordshire. The village stands on the river Wye, under a fine range of hills, 2 1/2 miles ESE of Hoime Lacey station on the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester branch of the G.W.R., and 6 1/4 SE of Hereford. It has a post and money order office under Hereford; telegraph office at the railway station. Acreage, 3524; population, 829. Two ancient camps occur, one a little north of the village, and the other on Capler Hill, to the east, is double trenched, bears the name of Woodbury camp, and commands a beautiful and extensive view. Fownhope Court is a good, but not large 16th-century mansion, surrounded by well-wooded grounds. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Fawley, in the diocese of Hereford; joint net value, £177 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The church is Early English, with a Norman central tower, chancel, nave, and south aisle; it contains an interesting font of the 14th century, three piscinae, and a solid oak cbest; it was restored in 1882. There is a Baptist chapel and a meeting-house for the Brethren.