Bridstow, Herefordshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"BRIDSTOW, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Wormelow, in the county of Hereford, 1 mile to the N.W. of Ross. It is situated in a pleasant country, on the west bank of the river Wye. The Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester railway passes within a short distance. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Hereford, of the value of £276, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Bridget. Between this village and Ross are the picturesque ivy-covered ruins of Wilton Castle, the ancient seat of the Grey family, to whom it gave the title of earl. It was burnt down during the civil war in the reign of Charles I. The site now belongs to the trustees of Guy's Hospital, London. The ruins stand on the W. bank of the river, near the old bridge, which also forms a pleasing object in the landscape."

"WILTON, an ancient castle of the Greys, in the parish of Bridstow, on the river Wye, county Hereford, 1 mile W. of Ross. From this now ruined castle the Egertons of Heaton Castle take the titles of Earl and Viscount Grey de Wilton."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]