The lords of the various local manors, including Humber, were Leofwin (the interpreter), Ralph of Mortimer, Roger de Lacy, Urse d'Abetot, and William son of Norman.

In 1086 the lordship of Humber was passed to Queen Edith under the tenant-in-chief and king William I. Risbury is listed with eight households, one villager, three smallholders, four slaves, two lord's plough teams, and one mill.

The only major route is the A44 Worcester Road which begins locally at Leominster, and runs to Bromyard at 6 miles (10 km) to the east of the parish, and which forms the northern boundary with Docklow and Hampton Wafer.

[10][11] Humber is represent in the UK parliament as part of the North Herefordshire constituency, held by the Conservative Party since 2010 by Bill Wiggin.

[12] Until Brexit, on 31 January 2020 the parish was represented in the European Parliament as part of the West Midlands constituency.