King's Caple

St John the Baptist's church

King's Caple is a village and parish in the Wormelow hundred of Herefordshire. The village is situated in the largest loop of the River Wye between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye, separating it from the rest of Wormelow. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 331.

Buildings

King's Caple has a parish church of St John the Baptist, a primary school, and the small old school which now is used as a parish room.

Opposite the church there is an earthwork known as Caple Tump, reputed to be the remains of a castle motte. The tump is round and now has trees growing on top. Legend has it that this was the site of village fairs in recent centuries.

Industry

Pen-allt Farm

King's Caple's main economic activity is agriculture, both traditional farming and fruit farming especially at Pennoxstone. At Aramstone there is also a large enterprise where race horses are trained. There are various farms which are involved in the tourism industry both camping and caravanning as well as B & B and rented accommodation.

Poulstone Court, on the edge of the village, is a residential centre offering retreats and courses with a spiritual and personal growth focus.

Transport

King's Caple is linked to Hoarwithy by a road bridge, and to Sellack by an 1895 Louis Harper pedestrian suspension bridge. Until 1963 King's Caple was linked by the Hereford, Ross & Gloucester Railway to Hereford and Ross, and Fawley railway station was used daily by the local population.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about King's Caple)

• Location map: 51°57’25"N, 2°38’21"W
• Poulstone Court

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