Lea
Lea is a village and civil parish in the south east of Herefordshire. It lies south-east of Ross-on-Wye and adjoins the boundary of Gloucestershire. Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a twice-weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village and links Ross and Gloucester.- Type: Village with 823 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England
- Also known as: “La Lega”, “Lea, Herefordshire”, and “The Lea”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Church of St John the Baptist and Lea Bailey Light Railway.
Lea Bailey Light Railway
The Lea Bailey Light Railway is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railway in the United Kingdom. Lea Bailey Light Railway is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lea.May Hill
Peak
May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. May Hill is situated 2½ miles east of Lea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boxbush and Aston Ingham.
Boxbush
Village
Boxbush is a village in Gloucestershire, England, which is 5 miles south-west of Newent.
Aston Ingham
Village
Aston Ingham is a village in south-eastern… Aston Ingham is situated 2 miles northeast of Lea.
Weston under Penyard
Village
Weston under Penyard is a small village in Herefordshire, England. Weston under Penyard is situated 2 miles northwest of Lea.
Lea
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Lea, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89359° or 51° 53′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.49695° or 2° 29′ 49″ west
Population
823
Elevation
367 feet (112 metres)
Open location code
9C3VVGV3+C6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Lea” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Lea (Herefordshire)”
- Basque: “Lea”
- Cebuano: “Lea”
- Dutch: “Lea”
- French: “Lea”
- Irish: “Lea”
- Ladin: “Lea (Herefordshire)”
- Ladin: “Lea”
- Latin: “Lega”
- Polish: “Lea”
- Swedish: “Lea, Herefordshire”
- Swedish: “Lea”
- Welsh: “Lea”
- “Lea”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Aston Crews and Pontshill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lea Post Office and Cornage Wood.
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