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Willersley is a township and parish 13 ½ miles west-north-west from Hereford, 6 ½ from Kington and 6 ½ from Hay, in Huntington Hundred, Kington Union, and Hereford archdeaconry and bishopric; it is situated on the northern bank of the river Wye, and on the road from Hereford to Hay and Brecon. The church is a plain old stone building; has nave, chancel, and a wooden turret containing one bell. The living is a rectory, worth £60 yearly, in the gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Blisset. The Rev. Henry Blisset, M.A., is the incumbent. The population, in 1851, was 10, and the acreage is 231. Mrs. E. Blisset is lady of the manor and chief landowner.

Marston James, farmer

Source: Edward Cassey & Co.: History, Topography, and Directory of Herefordshire. Printed by William Bailey, 107, Fishergate 1858.