Pixley is a parish, in Radlow Hundred, Ledbury Union, and Hereford archdeaconry and diocese, 4 miles north-west from Ledbury. The living is a discharged rectory, value about £112. The Right Hon. Earl Somers is the patron. The church is a very small building, with a low wooden spire. The population, in 1851, was 76; acreage, 655. The soil is a stiff clay; it is the property of Earl Somers, principally.
Letters through Ledbury, which is the nearest money order office.
Baylis E., farmer, Knapp
Caldwell P., farmer, Mainstone Court farm
Mutlow James, farmer
Pope D., farmer
Slade F., farmer
Taylor Hannah, beer retailer
Taylor George, wheelwright & cattle dealer
Source: Edward Cassey & Co.: History, Topography, and Directory of Herefordshire. Printed by William Bailey, 107, Fishergate 1858.