Rowlstone

Rowlestone is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire in England. It is a rural area with agriculture the main source of employment, and had only 87 residents in 2004, increasing to 180 at the 2011 Census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ewyas Harold Castle and St James’s Church.

Ewyas Harold Castle

Ruins

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ewyas Harold Castle was a castle in the village of Ewyas Harold in Herefordshire, England.

St James’s Church

Church

Photo: Ceratostigma, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of St James is a former parish church at Llangua in the north-east of Monmouthshire. Although in Wales, the church is in the Church of England rather than the Church in Wales, being part of the parish of Kentchurch in the Diocese of Hereford.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ewyas Harold and Grosmont.

Ewyas Harold

Village

Photo: Linda Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ewyas Harold is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley in Herefordshire, England, near the Wales-England border about halfway between Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, and Hereford.

Grosmont

Village

Photo: Sapamm, Public domain.

Grosmont is a village and community near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The population taken at the 2021 census was 869. The wider community includes the villages of Llangattock Lingoed, Llangua and Llanvetherine. Grosmont is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rowlstone.

Abbey Dore

Village

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abbey Dore is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, known for Dore Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, which was expanded in the 13th century. Abbey Dore is situated 2 miles north of Rowlstone.

Rowlstone

Type: Locality
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.9394° or 51° 56′ 22″ north

Longitude

-2.9154° or 2° 54′ 56″ west

Elevation

456 feet (139 metres)

Open location code

9C3VW3QM+PR

GeoNames ID

7296482

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