Hereford Castle

Hereford Castle is a castle that used to be in the cathedral city of , the county town of , England. Founded sometime before 1052, it was one of the earliest castles in England.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hereford Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral Junior School.

Church
, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King in Hereford, is a Church of England cathedral in , England. is situated 650 feet northwest of Hereford Castle.

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.

Museum
The is a and art gallery located in the cathedral city of , , . Opened in 1874, through the generosity of Sir James Rankin MP, President of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Hereford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Widemarsh and Grafton.

Suburb
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of in the . All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.

Hamlet
is a village and civil parish in , England. The population of the civil parish was 258 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the villages of and Bullinghope, and is immediately to the south of city. is situated 2 miles southwest of Hereford Castle.

Village
is a hill, village and civil parish in , England. is situated 5 km south east of . The hilltop is the site of , an Iron Age fort. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hereford Castle.

Hereford Castle

Latitude
52.05308° or 52° 3′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.71396° or 2° 42′ 50″ west
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
Open location code
9C4V373P+6C
Geo­Names ID
6286197
Wiki­data ID
Q5737950
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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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