Upper Hergest
Upper Hergest is a hamlet located in the civil parish of Kington, in the county of Herefordshire, England. It is located approximately 2 miles west of the town of Kington and lies close to the border with Wales.Places of Interest
Highlights: Hergest Ridge and Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury.
Hergest Ridge
Peak
Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys.
Kington Museum
Museum
Kington Museum is a volunteer-run local history museum in the market town of Kington, Herefordshire, England. It opened in June 1986 and occupies the stable block of the former King’s Head Inn. The building was extended in 1988, 1991 and 2005. Kington Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Upper Hergest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Hergest and Huntington.
Lower Hergest
Hamlet
Lower Hergest is a hamlet in Herefordshire, England. The local manor house, Hergest Court, is a Grade II* listed building built of a mixture of stone and timber frame with a moat.
Huntington
Village
Huntington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and on the border with Wales. In 2011 the parish had a population of 103.
Gladestry
Village
Gladestry is a small village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, mid-Wales, close to the border with England at the end of the Hergest Ridge and south of the large moorland area of Radnor Forest. Gladestry is situated 2 miles west of Upper Hergest.
Upper Hergest
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Kington Rural, Herefordshire, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Huntington, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.18793° or 52° 11′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.07988° or 3° 4′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C4R5WQC+52
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Upper Hergest” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Upper Hergest”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mahollam and Upper Rabber.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bage Wood and Hergest Ridge.
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