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Bartonsham
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52°03′04″N2°42′22″W / 52.051°N 2.706°W / 52.051; -2.706

Bartonsham is an inner city suburb of the city of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. It is located southeast of the city centre on the River Wye. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is bounded by Hereford City Centre, Eign Hill, The Hamptons and Tupsley. It is part of the Central Ward.

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Bartonsham meadows

The water meadows enclosed by a meander of the River Wye are owned by the Church Commissioners. They were used for grazing until 2023 and were then leased for 25 years to the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust which is restoring the land as a nature reserve. [5] [6]

St James' Church

St James' Church, built in 1869 and restored in 1903 after a fire, is grade II listed. [7] It is part of a joint ecclesiastical parish with the grade II* listed St Peter's church in the city centre. [8] [9]

An earlier church, St Owen's, dated from the 11th century but was destroyed in 1645 during the Siege of Hereford. [10] St James's church was built when the population of this part of the city expanded rapidly in the second half of the 19th century. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Living in Hereford". Chancellors. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bartonsham History Group". Bartonsham History Group. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Office, Great Britain Post (1896). British Postal Guide. p. 56. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Bannister, Arthur (1 January 1916). The place-names of Herefordshire. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 15. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "History of The Meadows". Bartonsham History Group. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bartonsham Meadows". www.herefordshirewt.org. Herefordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St James and boundary wall (1471520)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 August 2024.Includes detailed description of the church's history
  8. ↑ "St Peter's and St James' Church, SPSJ, Hereford, England". St Peter & St James. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1196883)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Parish History 13 Site of St Owens Church". Bartonsham History Group. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "St James' Church". Bartonsham History Group. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "The History of St James' Church, Bartonsham" (PDF). Bartonsham History Group and St James' Church. Retrieved 26 August 2024.


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