Whitecross, Hereford

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Whitecross
Location within Herefordshire
Population3,754 Ward Area Profile 2021 Census
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Hereford
Postcode district HR4
Dialling code 01432
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
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Herefordshire
52°03′31″N2°44′05″W / 52.058545°N 2.734627°W / 52.058545; -2.734627

Whitecross [1] or White Cross [2] is an inner-city suburb [3] [4] and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is one of the 16 wards on Hereford City Council and as of 2024 was represented by Cllr Susan Boulter. [1] The ward covers the suburb of Broomy Hill. At the 2021 Census, the ward population was recorded at 3,754.

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Geography

Whitecross is bounded by the suburbs of Broomy Hill, Greyfriars, Kings Acre and Widemarsh to the west, north and east. It is also bounded by the suburb of Hinton & Hunderton, which is separated from Whitecross by the River Wye. [5]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the population of Whitecross ward was 3,754. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Whitecross: Ethnicity: 2021 Census [6]
Ethnic groupPopulation %
White3,66097.5%
Mixed421.1%
Asian or Asian British290.8%
Black or Black British130.3%
Other Ethnic Group40.1%
Arab40.1%
Total3,754100%

The religious composition of Whitecross ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Whitecross: Religion: 2021 Census [7]
ReligiousPopulation %
Christian2,00757.5%
Irreligious1,42140.7%
Muslim292.1%
Other religion210.6%
Hindu60.2%
Buddhist60.2%
Sikh10.1%
Jewish10.1%
Total3,754100%

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References

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  2. "Gazetteer of British Place Names: White Cross". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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