Munsley is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

east of

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

, in the county of

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...

, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 96. The parish touches

Ashperton Ashperton is a small village, parish and former manor about twelve miles east of the City of Hereford, in Herefordshire, England. The village is on the A417 road, the route of a Roman road from the City of Gloucester, in rolling countryside. Vil ...

, Aylton,

Bosbury Bosbury is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, approximately north of Ledbury. The small River Leadon flows through the parish, passing along the west side of the village.Ordnance Survey mapping Bosbury shares a parish cou ...

Canon Frome Canon Frome is a hamlet and small rural parish on the River Frome, Herefordshire, River Frome, 5 miles northwest of Ledbury, Herefordshire, England with a population of 139. Its most notable feature is Canon Frome Court which is a Grade II li ...

Ledbury Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills. It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street ...

and Pixley. Munsley shares a parish council with Aylton, Little Marcle, Munsley and Pixley called "Pixley and District Parish Council".

Landmarks

There are 8 listed buildings in Munsley. Munsley has a church called St Bartholomew.

History

The name "Munsley" means 'Mul/Mundel's wood/clearing'. Munsley was recorded in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

as ''Moneslai''/''Muleslage''/''Muneslai''. On 25 March 1885 Mainstone Court were transferred to Munsley parish from Ashperton, the transferred area had 9 houses in 1891 and Bull's Grove and Hazle Farms was transferred from

Putley Putley is a village and civil parish east of Hereford, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 245. The parish borders Aylton, Woolhope, Pixley, Much Marcle and Tarrington. Features There are 49 lis ...

on 25 March 1885, in 1891 the transferred area had 2 houses. Local legend has it that

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’s

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is buried here.

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* * Villages in Herefordshire Civil parishes in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-geo-stub