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Brobury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish ofBrobury with Monnington on Wye, [1] in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye. In 1961 the parish had a population of 20. [2] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Monnington on Wye to form "Brobury with Monnington on Wye". [3]
It lies across the River Wye from Bredwardine. [4]
The Wye Valley Walk is a long distance footpath in Wales and England following the course of the River Wye.
Fleet is a town and civil parish in the Hart District of Hampshire, England, centred 38.2 miles (61.5 km) WSW of London and 13 miles (21 km) east of Basingstoke. It is the major town of the Hart District, and has large technology business areas, fast rail links to London, and is well connected to the M3. The Fleet built-up area has a total population of 42,835, and includes the contiguous parishes of Church Crookham, Crookham Village, Dogmersfield, and Elvetham Heath. The town has a prominent golf club, an annual half marathon, an athletics club, and four football clubs. The nearby service station on the motorway is named after the town.
Wye is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wye with Hinxhill, in the Ashford district, in Kent, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Ashford and 12 miles (19 km) from Canterbury. It is the main settlement in the parish of Wye with Hinxhill. Hop varieties including Wye Challenger were bred at Wye College and named for the village.
Ross-on-Wye is a market town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, near the border with Wales. It had a population estimated at 10,978 in 2021. It lies in south-east of the county, on the River Wye and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.
Tidenham is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean of west Gloucestershire, England, adjoining the Welsh border. Tidenham is bounded by the River Wye to the west and the River Severn to the south. Offa's Dyke runs through the western part of the parish, terminating at Sedbury cliff above the River Severn.
St Briavels, is a medium-sized village and civil parish in the Royal Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England; close to the England-Wales border, and 5 miles (8 km) south of Coleford. It stands almost 800 feet (240 m) above sea level on the edge of a limestone plateau above the valley of the River Wye, above an ancient meander of the river. To the west, Cinder Hill drops off sharply into the valley. It is sheltered behind the crumbling walls of the 12th century St Briavels Castle.
Chicksands is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Campton and Chicksands in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The village is on the River Flit and close to its parish village of Campton and the town of Shefford.
Monnington on Wye is a village in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye.
Streatley is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.
Bredwardine Castle was sited in the village of Bredwardine in Herefordshire, England beside the River Wye. Thought to have been built in the second half of the 12th century. By the 15th century it had become a ruin.
Kinnersley is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The village is about 5 miles (8 km) east of the Wales-England border and 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Hereford.
Devauden is a village and community in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is located between Chepstow and Monmouth near the top of the Trellech ridge on the B4293 road. The community covers an area of 3,790 hectares (14.6 sq mi). The community includes the villages of Itton and Wolvesnewton, Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd and Newchurch.
Bredwardine is a village and civil parish in the west of Herefordshire, England.
Bridstow is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 2 km west of Ross-on-Wye and 17 km south-east of Hereford. The parish is bounded to the east and south by the River Wye. The A40 road linking the M50 motorway to South Wales runs through the parish, crossing the Wye at Bridstow Bridge. The parish had a population of 906 in the 2011 UK census, and an estimated population of 941 in 2018.
Sir Thomas Tomkins JP was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1674. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Tyberton or Tiberton is a village and civil parish 8 miles (13 km) west of Hereford, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 178. The parish touches Blakemere, Madley, Peterchurch, Preston on Wye and Vowchurch. Tyberton shares a parish council with Blakemere, Bredwardine, Moccas and Preston-on-Wye called "Wyeside Group Parish Council".
Willersley and Winforton is a civil parish in west Herefordshire, England, and is approximately 14 miles (20 km) west-northwest from the city and county town of Hereford. The parish contains the village of Winforton and the farming hamlet of Willersley. The nearest towns are the market towns of Hay-on-Wye 5 miles (8 km) to the south-west, and Kington 6 miles (10 km) to the north. The physicist Sir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE, DSc, FRS, lived at Winforton during the Second World War.
Roger Vaughan JP DL was an English politician and courtier who was a Member of Parliament for Hereford.
Letton is a village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England, and is approximately 11 miles (20 km) west-northwest from the city and county town of Hereford. The parish contains the village of Letton, the hamlet of Waterloo, and the farming hamlets of Hurstley and Kinley. The nearest towns are the market towns of Hay-on-Wye 7 miles (11 km) to the west, and Kington 7 miles to the north. Within Letton is the Grade 1 listed Church of St John the Baptist, and The Sturts nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.