Brobury

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Brobury
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Brobury
Location within Herefordshire
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Ceremonial county
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England
Herefordshire
52°05′38″N2°57′25″W / 52.094°N 2.957°W / 52.094; -2.957
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Brobury House
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Farmland at Brobury

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]

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References

  1. "Parish Council". Bredwardine and Brobury website. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. "Population statistics Brobury CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "Weobley Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. "WITHIN THE VILLAGES". Bredwardine and Brobury website. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.