Look at the number of orchards in around Leominster on this map of 1885

Cassey, in 1808, described the area surrounding Leominster as ‘one entire orchard’. There are remnants of these orchards in the town and in the surrounding countryside. 

‘The cider produced in this part of the county of Hereford is equal to any in the kingdom, the ground being remarkably propitious to fruit trees. The period at which the cultivation of orchards became a pre-eminent branch of the rural economy of England, appears to have been early in the reign of Henry VII. By the spirited exertions of Lord Scudamore of Holme-Lacy, and other gentlemen of the county, it became in a manner one entire orchard’. – ‘The Leominster Guide 1808’   by Cassey- copies of this fascinating book can be found in Leominster Library

Sadly, of an estimated 80,000 hectares given over to orchards in 1945 (in the UK), there are now just 20,000 left. At least 60% of all orchards have been lost over the last 50 years largely because supermarkets prefer to buy just a few varieties in bulk from France, the US and Australia, and New Zealand.