Weston Beggard
| Weston Beggard | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 Oast House conversion in Weston Beggard | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO584412 |
| Location: | 52°4’5"N, 2°36’29"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | HR1 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
Weston Beggard is a hamlet in Herefordshire, sitting between the villages of Shucknall and Bartestree and lies approximately four miles east of Hereford. It is on the north bank of the River Frome.
The population of this parish at the 2011 Census was 214.[1]
Weston Beggard comprises a series of farms, houses, and a Mediæval church dating to c. 1200, dedicated to St John The Baptist.
Most of the current property dates from the Victorian era; however, the manor house at Hillend is c. 1600, and various barn buildings are of a similar age. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and though almost a thousand years have passed it has only slightly grown in size and importance.
Weston Beggard, like other agricultural villages in the region, reached its peak during the Victorian era where hops were farmed and milled to be made into beer. This industry is almost dead hereabouts though: most hop fields lie fallow and the hop barns dotted around the hamlet are either derelict or have been converted into houses.
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