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Hereford (/ ˈ h ɛr ɪ f ər d / ⓘ HERR-if-ərd) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England.It is situated on the banks of the River Wye and lies 16 miles (26 km) east of the border with Wales, 23 miles (37 km) north-west of Gloucester and 24 miles (39 km) south-west of Worcester.
Herefordshire (/ ˈ h ɛr ɪ f ər d ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / HERR-if-ərd-sheer, -shər) [5] is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire and Powys to the west.
The cathedral is dedicated to two saints, St Mary the Virgin and St Ethelbert the King.The latter was beheaded by Offa, King of Mercia, in the year 794. [3] Offa had consented to give his daughter to Ethelbert in marriage: why he changed his mind and deprived him of his head historians do not know, although tradition is at no loss to supply him with an adequate motive.
The Old House, Hereford. The Old House is a distinctive black and white half-timbered house in High Town, Hereford, England, built in 1621. It was restored in the 19th century and became a museum of Jacobean life in 1929. [1] The building was renamed the Black and White House Museum in 2017. It is part of Herefordshire Council's Museum Service.
Description: Map of Herefordshire, UK with the following information shown: . Administrative borders; Coastline, lakes and rivers; Roads and railways; Urban areas; Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%
This is a list of public art in the county of Herefordshire, England. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Download QR code; Print/export ... towns and villages in the county of Herefordshire, England.
The Mayor's full title is "The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hereford". The mayor is traditionally addressed as "Your worship", as a court formality. The following have been notable mayors of Hereford: 1383–84 and 1393–95: Thomas Whitefield, MP for Hereford, 1378 and 1401 [1] 1391–92: Thomas Chippenham, MP for Hereford, 1388 and 1402 [2]