Castle Frome
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| Castle Frome Castle was raised in the late eleventh century by Walter de Lacy, a Norman Knight who served in the retinue of William FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford. The family rebuilt the castle in stone during the thirteenth century but today only earthworks remain and these have been badly damaged by post-war forestry. |
St. Michael's Church at Castle Frome
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| St. Michael's Church at Castle Frome was a focal point for many people living in the area. It is situated on a small hill overlooking a beautiful scene of fields and rolling hills. The ruins of an old castle are also just behind it. |
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The parish church of St Michael in the little Herefordshire village of Castle Frome is an early 12th-century building. It was very probably founded by the de Lacy family, Norman nobility who owned large estates in this area of Herefordshire, and whose name lives on in nearby locations like Hampton Lacy.
Several original Norman features remain, including a trio of Norman doorways, each with a tympanum. There is also evidence of a Norman sundial over the south door. But the most interesting historic feature, and the one that draws visitors from around Britain to this delightful country church, is a fabulous carved font, crafted in about 1170.
The font is thought to be the work of the Herefordshire School of carvers, who were responsible for many of the fabulous carvings in the county, such as those at Shobdon and Kilpeck.
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| It was interesting to visit this local church, and to see that much of their history and literature was about the "Mormons" from the early years of the United Brethren and Wilford Woodruff. |
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| The inside of this small church was immaculately taken care of, and even had fresh flowers on display! |
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