Croft is a village and former

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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of

Croft and Yarpole Croft and Yarpole is a civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is north from the city and county town of Hereford. The closest large town is the market town of Leominster, to the south. Within the parish is the National Tru ...

, in north

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 25. On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with

Yarpole __NOTOC__ Yarpole is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croft and Yarpole, Herefordshire, England, about north-west of Leominster. The village is near the county boundary with Shropshire and about south-west of Ludlow. The ...

to form "Croft & Yarpole".

Croft Castle Croft Castle is a English country house, country house in the village of Croft, Herefordshire, Croft, Herefordshire, England. Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before bei ...

was built in the 14th century and was the seat of the Croft family.

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Villages in Herefordshire Former civil parishes in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-geo-stub