Much Birch | |
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Parish Church of St Mary and St Thomas Becket | |
Location within Herefordshire | |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hereford |
Postcode district | HR2 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Much Birch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye. [1] The parish includes the settlements of Kings Thorn, Much Birch and parts of Wormelow.
The village extends for about 1.5 miles (2 km) along the A49, a busy trunk road running from the border with South Wales to North West England.
The church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury by Thomas Foster dates from 1837. The chancel ceiling is painted with cherubs peeping over clouds. [2]
South Herefordshire was one of nine local government districts of the English county of Hereford and Worcester from 1974 to 1998.
Much Dewchurch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The village lies about 6 miles (10 km) south of Hereford. The parish includes the hamlet of Kivernoll.
Moreton on Lugg is a village in Herefordshire, England, between Hereford, 4.25 miles (6.84 km) to the south, and Leominster, to the north.
Aconbury is a village in the English county of Herefordshire, situated on a road between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye.
Ballingham is a small village of about 140 people, increasing to 181 at the 2011 Census in Herefordshire, England, situated in a loop of the River Wye, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye.
Pipe and Lyde is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The parish includes Pipe and Lyde itself, Lower Lyde and Upper Lyde. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 344. Parts of the church of St Peter date from the 13th century including the south door which features Transitional moulding. James Honeyman-Scott (1956-1982), the Pretenders guitarist, is buried in the churchyard.
Byford is a village and civil parish on the River Wye in Herefordshire, England, about 11 km (7 mi) west of Hereford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 119, increasing to 201 at the 2011 Census.
North Herefordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Bill Wiggin, a Conservative.
Fownhope is a village in Herefordshire, England, an area of outstanding natural beauty on the banks of the River Wye. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 999.
Upton Bishop is a small village in Herefordshire, England. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 602.
Ewyas Harold is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley in Herefordshire, England, near the Welsh border with present-day Monmouthshire and about halfway between the towns of Abergavenny and Hereford. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 883. It lies on the Dulas brook, and is contiguous with the neighbouring village of Pontrilas.
George Coke was successively the Bishop of Bristol and Hereford. After the battle of Naseby in 1645, Hereford was taken and Coke was arrested and taken to London. He avoided charges of High Treason in January 1646 and died in Gloucestershire that year.
Thruxton is a small rural village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located within the historic area of Archenfield, near the Welsh border and the city of Hereford. The village lies west of the A465 road and just south of the B4348 road between Kingstone and Much Dewchurch.
Walterstone is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, near the Welsh border and the Brecon Beacons National Park, 14 miles (23 km) south-west of Hereford. The parish had a population of 97 in the 2001 UK Census and is grouped with Craswall, Llanveynoe and Longtown to form Longtown Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.
Westhide is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 5 1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) north-east of Hereford. The parish had a population of 79 in the 2001 UK Census and is grouped with Preston Wynne and Withington to form Withington Group Parish Council for administrative purposes. The village lies on hilly farmland and to the south is Shucknall Hill.
Bredenbury is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located 12.5 miles (20 km) northeast of Hereford. The village lies on the A44 road, 3 miles (5 km) from Bromyard and 8 miles (13 km) from Leominster.
Bridstow is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The village lies 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 estimated population of 941 in 2018.
The Church of St Swithin is a parish church in Ganarew, south Herefordshire, England. The parish church is dedicated to St Swithin, although the 1868 National Gazetteer notes a dedication to St Luke. The parish is within the Church of England Diocese of Hereford, and the church is a Grade II listed building.
Little Birch is a hamlet and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) south from the city and county town of Hereford and 7 miles (11 km) north-west from the market town of Ross-on-Wye. The parish is significant for its Grade II* listed church, and Athelstan Wood, formerly anciently managed but now largely coniferised.
Croft and Yarpole is a civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is 17 miles (27 km) north from the city and county town of Hereford. The closest large town is the market town of Leominster, 4.5 miles (7 km) to the south. Within the parish is the National Trust property of Croft Castle and Parkland.
Coordinates: 51°58′N2°43′W / 51.967°N 2.717°W
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