Lower Harpton

Lower Harpton
Lower Harpton Location within Herefordshire
Area	3.412 km^2 (1.317 sq mi)
Population	33 (2001 census)
• Density	10/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Civil parish	Lower Harpton
Unitary authority	County of Herefordshire
Shire county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Lower Harpton is a settlement and civil parish about 2.5 miles of Knighton, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2001, the parish had a population of 33.^[1] The parish touches Kington Rural, Knill and Old Radnor in Wales.^[2] Lower Harpton shares a parish council with Kington Rural.^[3][4]

Landmarks

There is 1 listed building in Lower Harpton called Dunfield House which is Grade II listed.^[5]

History

Lower Harpton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hercope.^[6] Lower Harpton was formerly a township in the parish of Old Radnor,^[7] in 1866 Lower Harpton became a civil parish in its own right.^[8]

References

1. Neighbourhood Statistics
2. "Lower Harpton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. "Kington Rural and Lower Harpton Group Parish Council". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. "Kington area neighbourhood plan" (PDF). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
5. "Listed buildings in Lower Harpton, Herefordshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
6. "Herefordshire A-L". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
7. "History of Lower Harpton in Herefordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
8. "Relationships and changes Lower Harpton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

"Lower Harpton". City Population. Retrieved 9 April 2021.