Yazor | |
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![]() Yazor church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin |
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Yazor shown within Herefordshire | |
Population | 122 |
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Unitary authority | |
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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 | |
Yazor is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Yarsop about 1 mile (2 km) to the north at 52°07′23″N 2°51′50″W / 52.123°N 2.864°W. Yazor is some 8 miles (13 km) north west of the city of Hereford on the A480 road and about 1 mile (2 km) east of Offa's Dyke. If was formerly served by Moorhampton railway station located in the parish. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 122.
The Victorian building was constructed in 1843 by George Rowe, to which the Price family monuments were transferred. The three bay arcade was of 15th century origin, and the west tower from a century before. There was a south transept of one bay's width on the west aisle. St Mary's is a redundant Anglican church, designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. To the south lie the ruins of Old Yazor church.