Mansel Lacy (alternatively spelled Mansell Lacy) is a small village and
civil parish in
Herefordshire, England. It is located north west of
Hereford
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, close to the
A480 road
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.
The population of the parish at the
2011 Census was 139.
The church of St Michael and All Angels dates from between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Mansel Lacy was the overall winner of Herefordshire in the 2008
Calor Village of the Year competition.
History
Mansel Lacy is mentioned in an
Anglo-Saxon charter (
Sawyer: 1469) from c. 1045, half a
hide of which is bought as an estate.
It appears as ''Mælueshylle'', probably meaning 'hill on which the
mallow grows' from
Old English
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''malu'' + ''hyll''.
The village has two entries in the
Domesday Book (1086) as ''Malveselle'' in the
hundred of ''Stepleset''. It is quite small with only 11 households yet is assessed for a relatively large amount of tax of 5 geld units.
References
Villages in Herefordshire
Civil parishes in Herefordshire
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