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Stapleton, Herefordshire

Coordinates: 52°17′30″N 2°58′15″W / 52.29156°N 2.97089°W / 52.29156; -2.97089
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Stapleton
Stapleton is located in Herefordshire
Stapleton
Stapleton
Location within Herefordshire
Population110 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO338663
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTEIGNE
Postcode districtLD8
Dialling code01544
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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Herefordshire
52°17′30″N 2°58′15″W / 52.29156°N 2.97089°W / 52.29156; -2.97089

Stapleton is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire near the border town of Presteigne in Wales. The parish borders on Willey, Kinsham and Presteigne. Stapleton is surrounded by farmland. Bryan's Ground gardens are open to the public.[2]

History

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In 1144, when the lord of Richard's Castle was expelled from Presteigne, he built the castle in Stapleton which remains today. It became the centre of his lordship in the Welsh Marches. During the Middle Ages, Stapleton was more important than Presteigne.[3]

In 2006, an archaeological excavation in a field found ancient remains.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ Bryan's Ground
  3. ^ Remfry, P.M., Nine Castles of Burford Barony, 1048 to 1438 (ISBN 1-899376-39-9)
  4. ^ BBC - Hereford and Worcester - About Herefordshire - Herefordshire's first henge?