Hereford Castle
Hereford Castle is a castle that used to be in the cathedral city of Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire, England. Founded sometime before 1052, it was one of the earliest castles in England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hereford Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral Junior School.
Hereford Cathedral
Church
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Hereford Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King in Hereford, is a Church of England cathedral in Hereford, England. Hereford Cathedral is situated 650 feet northwest of Hereford Castle.
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
School
Hereford Cathedral School is a private, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils of ages 3 to 18 years, from nursery to sixth form. Its headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
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The Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery located in the cathedral city of Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Opened in 1874, through the generosity of Sir James Rankin MP, President of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Hereford Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Widemarsh and Grafton.
Widemarsh
Suburb
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire in the West Midlands. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.
Grafton
Hamlet
Grafton is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 258 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the villages of Grafton and Bullinghope, and is immediately to the south of Hereford city. Grafton is situated 2 miles southwest of Hereford Castle.
Dinedor
Village
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Dinedor is a hill, village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Dinedor is situated 5 km south east of Hereford. The hilltop is the site of Dinedor Camp, an Iron Age fort. Dinedor is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hereford Castle.
Hereford Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Hereford, England, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Hereford Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Hereford”
- Cebuano: “Hereford Castle”
- Danish: “Hereford Castle”
- German: “Hereford Castle”
- Hungarian: “Herefordi vár”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Hereford”
- Swedish: “Hereford Castle”
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