Woolhope

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Woolhope
Location within Herefordshire
Population486 (2011 Census)
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Shire county
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Hereford
Postcode district HR1
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52°01′N2°34′W / 52.017°N 2.567°W / 52.017; -2.567

Woolhope is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. The population of the civil parish was 486 at the 2011 census. [1] The civil parish includes the hamlet of Broadmoor Common to the west of the village (and a nature reserve of the same name), and a locale known as The Nurdens also known as Upper Woolhope to its northeast.

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Location

Woolhope is located about 7 miles east of Hereford, sat atop the 'Woolhope Dome', a region of particular geological interest; and near Haugh Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its varied flora and fauna.

52°01′N2°34′W / 52.017°N 2.567°W / 52.017; -2.567

History

The manor of Woolhope in Herefordshire, along with three others, was given to the cathedral at Hereford before the Norman Conquest by the benefactresses Wulviva and (Lady) Godiva, local Anglo-Saxon landowners before the Norman takeover of the region. The church has a 20th-century stained-glass window showing them. [2]

Origin of the name

The name of the village comes from Wulviva's Hope (Wulviva's Valley).

Amenities

Woolhope is served by two traditional village pubs: The Butcher's Arms and The Crown Inn . Both have a local reputation for serving quality food. The village boasts a community hall, which was rebuilt at its present site at the turn of the millennium. The hall now stands at the North end of the playing field (which includes a cricket pitch in summer and football pitch in winter). Called 'Berryfield', the playing field was originally part of the churchyard, and takes its name from 'Bury Field'. The village also has an extremely small green, a patch of tended lawn and flowerbed of no more than 400 ft2.

Clubs and societies

Woolhope has a football team called Woolhope Allstars FC. They play at the Berryfield, which is the smallest pitch in the league.

Woolhope has a cricket team called Woolhope Cricket Club. They also play at the Berryfield.

Woolhope is also home to Woolhope Amateur Dramatics Society, or 'WADS', a popular theatre group which stages, on average, two shows per year, typically a pantomime in the winter, and an adult comedy in summer.

Famous inhabitants

The area was a retreat of late TV writer John Sullivan, whose works included Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass , and of musician Roger Whittaker, who previously inhabited one half of the Wessington Court estate house. Woolhope is currently home to Liberty Bee Miles who is a multiple (Junior) British, UK, European and World Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion.

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. "Sisters". 11 August 2007.