Sarnesfield
| Sarnesfield | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Sarnesfield | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO374508 |
| Location: | 52°9’11"N, 2°55’2"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Hereford |
| Postcode: | HR4 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
Sarnesfield is a hamlet and ancient parish in Herefordshire, eleven miles north-west of Hereford. It forms part of the Wolphy hundred.
The village is on the county's Black and White Village Trail.
History
Sarnesfield is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, in which it is noted that the manor belonged to Roger de Lacy, to whom it had been granted by William the Conqueror.
By 1109, Philip de Sarnesfield held one and a half hides from Hugh de Lacy. Later Nicholas de Sarnesfield served in the retinue of the Black Prince and then as a standard bearer for King Richard II and an eminent diplomat. After his death the manor was ddivided.
In the modern era, Sarnesfield was held by the Monington family until 1781.[1]
In 1891 Sarnesfield Court was bought by George William Marshall (1839–1905), York Herald, who did much to restore the parish church to its original condition, removing later additions. He was buried in the parish on 16 Sept. 1905.[2]
Sarnesfield Court was demolished in 1955.
St Mary's Church
The parish church is St Mary's. Fragments of 13th- or 14th-century floriated crosses are visible in the church. One apparently from the 14th century in the south-east corner of the south chapel commemorates Isabel De Sarnesfield.[3]
References
- ↑ "Welcome to the Weobley and Staunton Group of Parishes". Weobleyandstaunton.co.uk. http://www.weobleyandstaunton.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cumberbatch Family History - George William Marshall Biography". Homepage.ntlworld.com. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/Marshall.htm. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to the Weobley and Staunton Group of Parishes". Weobleyandstaunton.co.uk. http://www.weobleyandstaunton.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
