Visit Pencoyd Places

Welcome to Visit Pencoyd Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pencoyd

  

Pencoyd Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pencoyd

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Pencoyd history

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Pencoyd in 1291 was written as “Pencoyt” The name derives from the Celtic ‘penn’ with ‘coid’, meaning ‘wood’s end’ In 1848 the parish was in the Ross (Ross-on-Wye) Union—poor relief provision set up under the Poor Law Amendment Act. In 1856-58 the township was described as a township, small parish and village. The living was a perpetual curacy united to that of Marstow, endowed with tithes due to the incumbent priest.

Pencoyd landmarks

The Church of St Dennis is a Grade II* listed parish church dating to the 14th century. It is built of sandstone and comprises a nave with beam-trussed roof, a chancel with barrel-vaulted roof, and a three-stage tower with three bells. Within the church is a 13th-century ledger stone and 13th century font. There are a further seven listed buildings and structures, all Grade II.

Pencoyd geography / climate

The parish is approximately 2 miles (3 km) from north-east to south-west. It borders on the parishes of Llanwarne, St Weonards, Tretire with Michaelchurch at the south, Hentland and Harewood. It is connected by bus at Harewood End to Hereford, Ross-on-Wye, and Gloucester.

You can visit Pencoyd places with Walkfo Pencoyd to hear history at Pencoyd’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pencoyd has 11 places to visit in our interactive Pencoyd map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Pencoyd, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Pencoyd places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pencoyd & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 11 audio facts unique to Pencoyd places in an interactive Pencoyd map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pencoyd Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Pencoyd historic spots	Pencoyd tourist destinations	Pencoyd plaques	Pencoyd geographic features
Walkfo Pencoyd tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Pencoyd

  

Best Pencoyd places to visit

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Pencoyd has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Pencoyd’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Pencoyd’s information audio spots:

Llanwarne Llanwarne (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanwarne) is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire. The population of the civil Parish as taken at the 2011 census was 380. It is about 5 miles (8 km) from the Welsh border.

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