ROWLSTONE, a parish in the hundred of EWYASLACY,
county of HEREFORD, 13 miles (S. W. by W.)
from Hereford, containing 145 inhabitants. The living
is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry of Brecon,
and diocese of St. David, endowed with £800 royal
bounty. Mrs. Price was patroness in 1803. The
church is dedicated to St. Peter. A court leet is occasionally
held here. Limestone is obtained in the neighbourhood,
and the soil in general is well adapted for
the cultivation of apples, of which cider is made. Six
boys of the parish are entitled to be taught free in
Grosmont school.