Difference between revisions of "Bridstow"
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| − | '''Bridstow''' is a village in [[Herefordshire]] a mile and a half west of [[Ross-on-Wye]] and ten miles south-east of [[Hereford]]. | + | '''Bridstow''' is a village in [[Herefordshire]], a mile and a half west of [[Ross-on-Wye]] and ten miles south-east of [[Hereford]]. It lies in the [[Wormelow]] hundred of the county. |
The parish is bounded to the east and south by the [[River Wye]]. The A40 road linking the [[M50 motorway]] to [[Monmouthshire]] runs through the parish, crossing the Wye at Bridstow Bridge. | The parish is bounded to the east and south by the [[River Wye]]. The A40 road linking the [[M50 motorway]] to [[Monmouthshire]] runs through the parish, crossing the Wye at Bridstow Bridge. | ||
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==About the parish== | ==About the parish== | ||
| − | The largest village in the parish is [[Wilton, Herefordshire|Wilton]], site of the Grade I listed [[Wilton Castle]] and [[Wilton Bridge]]. | + | The largest village in the parish is [[Wilton, Herefordshire|Wilton]], site of the Grade-I-listed [[Wilton Castle]] and [[Wilton Bridge]]. |
The village has a village hall. | The village has a village hall. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:17, 14 May 2020
| Bridstow | |
| Herefordshire | |
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 St Bridget's Church, Bridstow | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO583247 |
| Location: | 51°55’12"N, 2°36’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 859 (parish) |
| Post town: | Ross-On-Wye |
| Postcode: | HR9 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Hereford and South Herefordshire |
Bridstow is a village in Herefordshire, a mile and a half west of Ross-on-Wye and ten miles south-east of Hereford. It lies in the Wormelow hundred of the county.
The parish is bounded to the east and south by the River Wye. The A40 road linking the M50 motorway to Monmouthshire runs through the parish, crossing the Wye at Bridstow Bridge.
The parish had a recorded population of 859 at the 2001 Census.
Parish church
The parish church, dedicated to St Bridget, has a tower in the Perpendicular style, but the rest of the exterior was rebuilt in 1862 to a design by Thomas Nicholson. The stained glass is by Charles Kempe.[1]
About the parish
The largest village in the parish is Wilton, site of the Grade-I-listed Wilton Castle and Wilton Bridge.
The village has a village hall.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bridstow) |
References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, 1963; 2012 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-12575-7
