Dorstone

Dorstone is a village and civil parish within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arthur’s Stone and Church of St Faith.

Arthur’s Stone

Archaeological site

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Arthur's Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or dolmen, in Herefordshire, England. It is situated on the ridge line of a hill overlooking both the Golden Valley, Herefordshire and the Wye Valley. The tomb dates from 3700 BC – 2700 BC.

Church of St Faith

Church

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Red Lion Hotel

Hotel

Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Red Lion Hotel is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dorstone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bredwardine and Peterchurch.

Bredwardine

Village

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bredwardine is a village and civil parish in the west of Herefordshire, England. Significant parish landmarks include a brick bridge over the River Wye, the historic Red Lion late 17th-century coaching inn, St Andrew's Church, and the site of Bredwardine Castle. Bredwardine is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dorstone.

Peterchurch

Village

Photo: Simon Vaughan Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peterchurch is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. The countryside features extensive views of the Black Mountains but the village itself is architecturally undistinguished. Peterchurch is situated 3½ miles southeast of Dorstone.

Dorstone

Type: Locality
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.0705° or 52° 4′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.0143° or 3° 0′ 52″ west

Elevation

548 feet (167 metres)

Open location code

9C4R3XCP+67

GeoNames ID

7294503

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