Yarpole Community

Yarpole Community Yarpole is a vibrant village with an award winning shop, cafe, church and community pub at its heart. The Parish of Yarpole

Yarpole. Bircher Village. Bicton.

There has been a settlement in Yarpole since Celtic times; there is evidence of lynchets visible in some field patterns. These form due to the methods of ploughing practiced in early times. There are remains of Celtic farmsteads on Bircher common; as well as the massive Iron Age Hill Fort of Croft Ambrey; home to 500 people until approximately AD50 when it was abandoned. The Anglo-Saxon meaning of

Yarpole (Yarpol or Iarpol) is fish pool or fish dam to create a pool. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book. The majority of the land was owned by the Priory at Leominster until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536 by Henry VIII. The Bell Tower at St Leonard's Church is one of four separate Bell Towers in the county. Recent dendrochronological dating has established that it is the oldest. The oak trees used in its construction were felled during the winter of 1195/96. The trees were already 200 years old. Bircher is a small village one and a half miles from Yarpole where there is a pub and village shop. It is five miles from the market town of Leominster. Bircher Common. Bircher Common is a medieval common land with a number of features including several Iron Age enclosures and some later house platforms. It lies south-east of Croft Ambrey Hill Fort. Bicton is a small hamlet on the south eastern edge of the Parish. Lucton. The village of Lucton lies to the West side of the parish and is close to the site of the Battle of Mortimer's Cross which took place during the War of the Roses. Croft Castle & Estate. Croft Castle is now a lavish country mansion but it started life as a Norman stronghold on the border of Wales.

Gallery Cafe, Yarpole Everyone
15/06/2026

Gallery Cafe, Yarpole
Everyone

Anyone else up for a slice of Lyn’s delicious Mississippi Mud Cake? It’s a Coffee and chocolate cake made with sour cream and topped with marshmallows, nuts and chocolate fudge.
It’s COTW at the Gallery Cafe in Yarpole 🫶 while stocks last.
Yarpole Community
All Yarpole
Orleton Village
Kingsland Life

31/05/2026

Gallery Cafe, Yarpole

I’m in 🥰
28/05/2026

I’m in 🥰

🎉 TABLE TOP SALE ALL WEEK AT THE CHURCH! 🎉Come along and grab yourself a bargain from our large selection of items — the...
24/05/2026

🎉 TABLE TOP SALE ALL WEEK AT THE CHURCH! 🎉

Come along and grab yourself a bargain from our large selection of items — there’s something for everyone! 🛍️✨

Please leave a generous donation for your purchases, with all proceeds going directly to support the church ❤️

⭐ Last chance to pick up a Bell souvenir apron — once they’re gone, they’re gone! ⭐

Everyone The Bell at Yarpole Kingsland Life Orleton Community
22/05/2026

Everyone
The Bell at Yarpole
Kingsland Life
Orleton Community

20/05/2026

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19/05/2026

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Oh my, this looks good 🍰
17/05/2026

Oh my, this looks good 🍰

It’s THAT time of the week again …… 🍰
Cake of the Week is always delicious but it’s the stuff of (my) dreams this week. Lynne has conjured up this amazing Ferrero Rocher Dream cake ready for tomorrow’s service. If there’s any left for Tuesday I’ll eat my hat.
Gallery Cafe, Yarpole
Yarpole Community
Kingsland Life
Orleton Village
Middleton Farm C.L. Site
Home Farm Caravan and Campsite
All Yarpole

On my way to the Gallery Cafe, Yarpole for a slice of this epic COTW.
11/05/2026

On my way to the Gallery Cafe, Yarpole for a slice of this epic COTW.

Cake of the week from Christine this week -
White Chocolate sponge ✅
Yummy icing ✅
BIG chunks of chocolate ✅✅
Disaronno liqueur soaked glacé cherries ✅✅✅
This is definitely not going to last long so head over to Gallery Cafe, Yarpole and get a slice while you can 🫶
Yarpole Community
Kingsland Life
Orleton Village
Middleton Farm C.L. Site
Home Farm Caravan and Campsite
All Yarpole

03/05/2026

Tomorrow is our last day of Trading before our new tenants start. Make the most of the Bank Holiday at the Bell. 👍
Table Top sale from 10am to 12 midday.
Streetfood Collective are coming with pizzas from 1.00pm. 🍕 Live music from Join the Dots. 🎻Graham’s Last Quiz! Your last chance to win the Smarties. All ages welcome. 2pm to 3pm.
ALL DRINKS🍷🥃🍸AT 1/3 OFF NORMAL PRICES. When they’re gone, They’re gone!

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Green Lane, Yarpole
Leominster
HR60BB

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