Herefordshire
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
| |
| Geography | |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Area: | 2,180 km² |
| Admin HQ: | Hereford |
| ISO 3166: | GB-HEF |
| ONS code: | 00GA |
| NUTS 3: | UKG11 |
| Borders on: |
Shropshire,
Worcestershire,
Gloucestershire, |
| Demographics | |
| Population: (2002 est.) |
176,471 |
| Density: | 81 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Herefordshire Council http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive: |
Labour & |
| MPs: | |
Herefordshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders the counties of Shropshire in the north, Worcestershire in the east, Gloucestershire in the south east and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire in the south west and Powys in the west. The 2001 census recorded Herefordshire as having a population of 174,900.
It existed historically, but was merged in 1974 to form the short-lived Hereford and Worcester. Within this, Herefordshire territory was covered by the districts of South Herefordshire, Hereford, Malvern Hills and Leominster.
On April 1, 1998 it was split out again, in the form of a unitary authority, with broadly the same borders as before.
Herefordshire is a very rural county best known for its fruit growing and cider production in particular. When Celia Fiennes visited Herefordshire in 1696 she saw a countryside in which apple and pear trees were growing everywhere 'even in their corn fields and hedgerows'. Modern agriculture has put pressure on the ancient orchards in the county but many of them still survive today.
Cities, Towns and villages
- Adforton
- Bacton
- Blackwardine
- Bromyard
- Eye
- Goodrich
- Hereford
- Hoarwithy
- Huntington
- Kilpeck
- Kington
- Kingstone
- Ledbury
- Leominster
- Mansel Lacy, Marden, Marston, Marston Stannett, Marstow
- Pembridge
- Ross-on-Wye
- Whitbourne
- Whitchurch
