| Yarpole | |
|---|---|
 St Leonard's belltower | |
  Yarpole Location within Herefordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SO4664 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR6 |
| Dialling code | 01568 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.yarpole.com/ |
Yarpole is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croft and Yarpole, Herefordshire, England, about 4.5 miles (7 km) north-west of Leominster. The village is near the county boundary with Shropshire and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Ludlow. The hamlet of Bicton is to the south, Bircher to the north-east and Croft to the west. In 1961 the parish had a population of 394.[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Croft to form "Croft and Yarpole".[2]
The village has a gastropub, The Bell,[3] and a parish hall.
The Village is used as the setting for the home of Gerald War Bow in the Medieval action series of 5 books “Lord Edward’s Archer” by author Griff Hosker.
- ^ "Population statistics Yarpole AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Leominster Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Hill, Shaun. "The Bell Inn, Yarpole, Herefordshire". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2015.