Prominant names include: Brace, Heming

15th century - damage was done during the Reformation

Henry Brace, died 9th May 1773 aged 72. Also Ann his wife who died 5th April 1767 aged 75. Also their son Henry who died 16th June 1773 aged 39 and Ann Racster their granddaughter who died 20th August 1782 aged 19. Also Richard, son of Henry, died 22nd September 1785 aged 49

Thomas Heming died 19th September 1777 aged 38, also Mary his wife who died 26th April 1776 aged 38 and Mary their only daughter who died 15th Feb 1834 aged 58. Also their son Richard died 8th May 1834 aged 61, and John Postans Heming who died 2nd May 1845 aged 54 with his wife Harriet on 3lst December 1830 aged 54

Acton Beauchamp was originally in Worcestershire, but became part of Herefordshire in 1897, and like most other Herefordshire villages it was, and still is mostly a farming community, with many of the cottages being from the 17th and 18th centuries although there is some more modern build there too.

At one time there was a very old farm house adjacent to a rather spasmodic spring, The Roaring Water, and near to this grew a holy thorn which was reputed to be a scion of the one at Glastonbury and which came into flower on Christmas Eve. So many people traipsed over the farmer’s land in order to see this, that he lost patience and destroyed the thorn – after which act he had a rather nasty accident and broke both his arm and his leg. Shortly afterwards, his farm burnt to the ground! If any genealogist reading this knows that this farmer was their ancestor, then I would love to hear from you.