Mansel Lacy

Mansel Lacy
Mansel Lacy  Mansel Lacy shown within Herefordshire
Population	139 [1]
OS grid reference	SO425455
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEREFORD
Postcode district	HR4
Dialling code	01981
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford and South Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire

Coordinates: 52°05′42″N 2°50′24″W / 52.095°N 2.840°W

Mansel Lacy (alternatively spelled Mansell Lacy) is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located 7 miles (11 km) north west of Hereford, close to the A480 road.

The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 139.^[1]

The church of St Michael and All Angels dates from between the 11th and 13th centuries.^[2]

Mansel Lacy was the overall winner of Herefordshire in the 2008 Calor Village of the Year competition.^[3]

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.^[4][5] It appears as Mælueshylle, probably meaning 'hill on which the mallow grows' from Old English malu + hyll.^[6]

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.^[7]

References

1. "2011 Census: Usual resident population estimates by five-year age group for Parishes in Herefordshire" (xls). United Kingdom Census 2011. Herefordshire Council. 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
2. Mansel Lacy Church at Herefordshire Churches
3. The Foxley New (Autumn 2008)
4. "S 1469". The Electronic Sawyer. King's College London. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
5. Anglo-Saxon Charters. CUP Archive. 1939. pp. 186–187.
6. Lockie, Mel. "Herefordshire Placenames M". Retrieved 8 August 2016.
7. "Mansell [Lacy] | Domesday Book". Open Domesday.

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