Herefordshire
Herefordshire (known as County of Herefordshire) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders the English counties of Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south east and the Welsh counties of Gwent to the south west and Powys to the west. It is not to be confused with Hertfordshire, a county north of London.
It is pronounced ['herəfədʃə] (i.e. first syllable as in "herring", and -e- a separate syllable).
The county town of Herefordshire is the cathedral city of Hereford.
Waterways
Historically, the Rivers Wye and Lugg were navigable but the wide seasonal variations in water levels mean that few craft larger than canoes and coracles are now used. There are canoe centres at The Boat House, Glasbury-on-Wye, the Hereford Youth Service Archived 2005-11-19 at the Wayback Machine and Kerne Bridge Archived 2021-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Ross-on-Wye, as well as a rowing club in Hereford.
The early nineteenth century saw the construction of two canals, The Hereford & Gloucester Canal Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine and The Leominster & Stourport Canal Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine but these were never successful and there are now few remains to be seen.
Herefordshire Media
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The River Wye at Symonds Yat
Atlas created by cartographer Christopher Saxton in 1576 as part of his 'Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales'. Contains hand-written marginal notes.
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The Market Hall, Ledbury
- N122 w1150 — Herefordshire Pomona, vol. 2, plate XLV.jpg
An illustration from the Herefordshire Pomona, a record of the apple and pear varieties grown in the county in the nineteenth century.
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Edgar Street is the home ground of Hereford F.C., the successors to Hereford United, the only club from the county to have ever played in The Football League.
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Historic House icon*For use with en:Template:EngPlacesKey or any other use. Created by Naturenet
geometric design in SVG format very similar to that used by the English Heritage as an icon to represent items of interest.
Other websites
- The Hereford Times Local news, sport & information
- Herefordshire Portal Local events, jobs, photos and news
- Herefordshire Libraries Archived 2007-07-28 at the Wayback Machine 10 Libraries across Herefordshire
References
- ↑ No. 62943. 13 March 2020. p. 5161. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62943/page/5161
- ↑ "Ethnicity – Facts and Figures – 2011 Census, table KS201". Herefordshire Council. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, British 93.70%; White: Other White 3.90%; Asian / Asian British 0.80%; Mixed / multiple ethnic group 0.70%; White: Irish 0.40%; White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.20%; Black / African / Caribbean / Black British 0.20%; Other ethnic group 0.10%