| Herefordshire | |
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Location  | |
Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | UK |
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| Region | West Midlands |
| Capital | Hereford |
| Surface | 2,180 km² |
| Inhabitants | 183.600 (2014 estimate) |
| Institutional website | |
Herefordshire is a region of the West Midlands in England.
To know
The county has a predominantly rural character, characterized by farms and small villages. The most important tourist city is certainly its capital, Hereford.
Geographical notes
Herefordshire is bordered to the north by the Shropshire, to the east with the Worcestershire, south with the Gloucestershire to the southwest and west respectively with the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire is Powys.
The territory in the valley of the River Wye and its tributaries is flat. For the rest it is characterized by low hills.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Hereford - County town with a sumptuous cathedral.
- Bromyard - It has a fair number of traditional half-timbered buildings (half-timbered).
- Eastnor - With the homonymous castle and a church from the 12th century.
- Kington - Located on the A44, 3 km from the border with Wales.
- Ledbury - With its characteristic half-timbered houses. Some noteworthy buildings include the early 1600s Market House and St. Michael's Church, around the same time.
- Leominster - Located on the confluence of the Lugg River with the Kenwater River.
- Pembridge - Small village with rich half-timbered architecture.
- Ross-on-Wye (in Welsh Rhosan ar Wy) - Named after the river where it is located (Wye) and north of the Forest of Dean.
- Symonds Yat - Village on the River Wye, popular with 19th century landscape architects.
Other destinations
- Malvern Hills AONB - Area of natural beauty.
How to get
How to get around
What see
The River Wye close by Ross-on-Wye
- Berrington Hall - Neoclassical building of Leominster.
- Croft Castle - Near Leominster.
- Hereford Cathedral - Preserving the Mappa Mundi, a medieval world map on parchment from 1280.
- Dore Abbey - Ruins of the Cistercian abbey.
- Lower Brockhampon House - Half-timbered manor house built near Bromyard between 1380 and 1400.
What to do
At the table
Apple cider
Drinks
Apple cider is one of the county's most typical products.
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Herefordshire
Commons contains images or other files on Herefordshire
