Downton, Herefordshire

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Downton
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Downton
Location within Herefordshire
Population65 (United Kingdom Census 2001)
OS grid reference SO427733
Civil parish
  • Downton
Unitary authority
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ludlow
Postcode district SY8
Dialling code 01568
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
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Herefordshire
52°21′14″N2°50′24″W / 52.354°N 2.840°W / 52.354; -2.840

Downton is a civil parish in Herefordshire, located in the north of the county and containing the village of Downton-on-the-Rock. It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Burrington. [1] In the Domesday Book Downton is referred to as "Duntune", meaning "hill settlement". [2] At Downton Gorge the River Teme cuts through a limestone ridge; above the gorge is Downton Castle, an 18th-century country house with a tower built to resemble a castle. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". www.herefordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Herefordshire Through Time - Parishes: D". Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Archive news from the Worcester News" . Retrieved 30 January 2016.


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