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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