Hampton Bishop

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Hampton Bishop
Herefordshire
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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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