Lets Join Mike Fairman on his drive around the county
Mike Drives pretty much from Bromyard all the way throughout the county into Leominster.
We hope you enjoy his videos.
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The About Herefordshire Team
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Top 10 Facts to know about Herefordshire
Here are some of the top 10 facts to know about Herefordshire.
1. Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England.
2. Herefordshire has been Welsh and English during different periods of time.
3. Herefordshire has 4 main towns Leominster, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye, Kington and Bromyard.
4. That said there are approximately 200 + villages in Herefordshire.
5. Herefordshire is the birth place of the world famous breed of cattle Hereford cattle, originated in the county and are now bred throughout the world.
6. Herefordshire County Council was granted a coat of arms on 28 February 1946
7. Alfred Watkins was an English author, self-taught amateur archaeologist, antiquarian was born in Hereford.
8. The River Wye, which at 135 miles is the fifth-longest in the United Kingdom, It flows through both Hereford and Ross-on-Wye before returning to Wales. Leominster is situated on the River Lugg, a tributary of the Wye.
9. Leominster used to be spelt Lemster and is often pronounced Lemster by it's locals.
10. Bromyard is mentioned by name in the Domesday book as Bromgeard.
To find out more please feel free to follow the link below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herefordshire
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The About Herefordshire team
1. Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England.
2. Herefordshire has been Welsh and English during different periods of time.
3. Herefordshire has 4 main towns Leominster, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye, Kington and Bromyard.
4. That said there are approximately 200 + villages in Herefordshire.
5. Herefordshire is the birth place of the world famous breed of cattle Hereford cattle, originated in the county and are now bred throughout the world.
6. Herefordshire County Council was granted a coat of arms on 28 February 1946
7. Alfred Watkins was an English author, self-taught amateur archaeologist, antiquarian was born in Hereford.
8. The River Wye, which at 135 miles is the fifth-longest in the United Kingdom, It flows through both Hereford and Ross-on-Wye before returning to Wales. Leominster is situated on the River Lugg, a tributary of the Wye.
9. Leominster used to be spelt Lemster and is often pronounced Lemster by it's locals.
10. Bromyard is mentioned by name in the Domesday book as Bromgeard.
To find out more please feel free to follow the link below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herefordshire
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The About Herefordshire team
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle is a now ruinous Norman medieval castle situated to the north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. It was praised by William Wordsworth as the "noblest ruin in Herefordshire"[1] and is considered by historian Adrian Pettifer to be the "most splendid in the county, and one of the best examples of English military architecture".[2] Goodrich Castle was probably built by Godric of Mappestone after the Norman invasion of England, initially as an earth and wooden fortification. In the middle of the 12th century the original castle was replaced with a stone keep, and was then expanded significantly during the late 13th century into a concentric structure combining luxurious living quarters with extensive defences. The success of Goodrich's design influenced many other constructions across England over the following years. It became the seat of the powerful Talbot family before falling out of favour as a residence in late Tudor times.
For more info please follow the links below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodrich_Castle
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/goodrich-castle
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