Weston Beggard

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Weston Beggard is a small parish and hamlet sandwiched between the village of Shuknall and Bartestree and lies approximately 6km east of Hereford in England.

It comprises a series of farms, houses, and a Medieval Church dating to c. 1200. Most of the current property dates from the Victorian era however the manor house at Hillend is c.1600, and various barn buildings are of a similar age. It is mentioned in the doomsday book, and though almost a thousand years have passed it has only slightly subsequently grown in size and importance.

Weston Beggard, like other agricultural villages in the region, reached its peak during the Victorian era where hops were farmed and milled to be made into beer. This industry is almost dead. Most hop fields lie fallow and the hop barns dotted aeround the hamlet are either derelict or have been converted into houses.