Hampton Bishop
| Hampton Bishop | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's, Hampton Bishop | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO559380 |
| Location: | 52°2’20"N, 2°38’38"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
Hampton Bishop is a village south-east of Hereford, in Herefordshire. The population of the wider parish at the 2011 Census was just 505.
The village itself is on a wedge between the River Wye and the River Lugg, not far from where the River Frome meets the Lugg.
Parish church
The picturesque half-timbered 12th-century parish church is dedicated to St Andrew and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
About the village
The local pub, the "Bunch of Carrots", is located in the centre of the village, on the B4224 road, next to a meander in the River Wye. According to David Rothwell's The Dictionary of Pub Names, the name is derived from a curiously shaped rock formation on the river, visible when the water level is low.[2]
A pair of European bee-eaters made a nesting attempt here in 2005.[3][4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hampton Bishop) |
References
- ↑ @"Church of St Andrew, Hampton Bishop". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-154934-church-of-st-andrew-hampton-bishop-. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Britain's strangest pub names". The Daily Telegraph. 2014. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatpicturegalleries/8878535/Britains-strangest-pub-names.html?image=7. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Articles: Breeding Bee-eaters in Herefordshire". http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=552. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS - UK - England - Hereford/Worcs - Twitchers flock to see bee-eaters". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/4724437.stm. Retrieved 30 June 2017.