Fownhope

Fownhope
Herefordshire
St Mary's, Fownhope
Location
Grid reference:	SO580343
Location:	52°0’21"N, 2°36’44"W
Data
Postcode:	HR1
Local Government
Council:	Herefordshire

Fownhope is a village in Herefordshire, on the banks of the River Wye downstream of Hereford. Just upstream of Fownhope, t the north is a tiny hamlet named Fiddler's Green.

The village is within an area of outstanding natural beauty. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 999.

Parsh church

The parish church in the village is St Mary's. It is today one of five churches in the Fownhope Benefice, which joins four parishes.

Connected with the church is a primary school, St Mary's C of E Primary School

About the village

The village has two pubs, the Green Man and the New Inn; two B&B hotels, a medical centre and a fitness/leisure centre.

There is a village hall and a recreation/sports field and pavilion, both of which are well used by the many clubs and societies in the village.

The nearby Wye Valley Walk with many beautiful walks on the hills and banks along the river, is very popular with walkers. In springtime the woods above the village, Lea and Pagets Wood, erupt with displays of wildflowers, as do the fields.

There are many small quarries and lime kilns scattered through the area, and the remains of an Iron Age hill fort on Capler Hill.

Society

The village maintains a strong identity and the Heart of Oak society, an old friendly society, holds a number of events during the year including the annual Heart of Oak Club walk, where villagers, young and old, process through the streets with sticks decorated with elaborate flower decorations behind a local silver band, stopping off at houses along the way for drinks, including the cider made from local apples. The Heart of Oak society also holds the annual fireworks display and bonfire night on the recreation field.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Fownhope)

• Fownhope Village
• Fownhope Rectory