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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.
Hereford and South Herefordshire (/ ˈ h ɛ r ɪ f ər d ... ˈ h ɛ r ɪ f ər d ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / HERR-if-ərd ... HERR-if-ərd-sheer, -shər) is a constituency [n 1] of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It comprises the city of Hereford and most of south Herefordshire and has been represented since 2010 by Jesse Norman of the ...
Hereford Cathedral houses 10 bells 140 ft (43 m) high in the tower. The tenor bell weighs 34 cwt (1.7 tonnes). The oldest bell in the cathedral is the sixth, which dates back to the 13th century. The bells are sometimes known as the "Grand Old Lady" as they are a unique ring of bells. The cathedral is the main tower of the Hereford Diocesan Guild.
Hinton & Hunderton is a southern suburb and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. The ward covers the southern part of Hereford across the River Wye and is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. [1] Cllrs Cat Hornsey and Kevin Tillett represent the ward.
The known history of Herefordshire starts with a shire in the time of King Athelstan (r. 895–939), and Herefordshire is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1051. The first Anglo-Saxon settlers, the 7th-century Magonsætan, were a sub-tribal unit of the Hwicce who occupied the Severn valley.
Callow; Callow Hill; Callow Marsh; Calver Hill; Canon Bridge; Canon Frome; Canon Pyon; Carey; Carterspiece; Castle Frome; Catley Southfield; Chance's Pitch; Chandler ...
The town hall was the headquarters of Hereford City Council for much of the 20th century and continued to be the local seat of government when Hereford District Council was formed in 1974. [10] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the town hall and unveiled a plaque on 24 April 1957. [11] [12]