Sollers Hope

Sollers Hope
Sollers Hope Location within Herefordshire
Area	4.666 km^2 (1.802 sq mi)
Population	68 (2001 census)
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Civil parish	Sollers Hope
Unitary authority	County of Herefordshire
Shire county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Sollers Hope or Sollershope[1] is a village and civil parish 8 miles (13 km) south east of Hereford,[2] in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 68.[3] The parish touches Brockhampton, How Caple, Much Marcle, Woolhope and Yatton.[4] Sollers Hope shares a parish council with How Caple and Yatton called "How Caple Sollershope and Yatton Group Parish Council".[5][6]

Landmarks

There are 14 listed buildings in Sollers Hope.[7] Sollers Hope has a church called St Michael.[8]

History

The name "Hope" means 'Valley', the Sollers part being because the de Solariis family held land in the 13th century.[9] Soller's Hope was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hope.[10]

References

1. "Place names History of Sollers Hope in Herefordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
2. "Distance from Sollers Hope [51.995425, 2.565694]". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
3. Neighbourhood Statistics
4. "Sollers Hope". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "Acton Beauchamp Group Parish Council". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
6. "Home". How Caple, Sollershope & Yatton. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
7. "Listed buildings in Sollers Hope, Herefordshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
8. "Sollers Hope: St Michael". A Church Near You. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
9. "Sollers Hope Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
10. "Herefordshire M-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

• "Sollers Hope". City Population De. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

External links

• "Sollers Hope". British History Online. Retrieved 6 July 2021.