Whitbourne, Herefordshire
| Whitbourne | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 Whitbourne Primary School | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO723567 |
| Location: | 52°12’28"N, 2°24’24"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 799 (2011) |
| Post town: | Worcester |
| Postcode: | WR6 |
| Dialling code: | 01886 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Herefordshire |
Whitbourne is a village in eastern Herefordshire on the banks of the River Teme and close to the A44. It is close to Bringsty Common on one side and the border of Worcestershire on the other.
The village is home to some 400 souls, with just as many residing in surrounding houses and farms.
The name of the village is the Old English hwit burna, meaning "white stream".
Parish church
The parish church is St John The Baptist.[1]
About the village
The village currently has one pub, The Live and Let Live. The village shop, which is staffed and managed entirely by volunteers, is located in new premises south of the school.
Whitbourne Hall is a Grade II* listed neo-Palladian country house located outside the village. The hall is divided into private residences, but is hired out for private receptions, business conferences and group tours.
The village school is a free scholl, opened on the site of Whitbourne Church of England Primary School, after the latter closed in 2013.
Whitbourne Court, by the church was once the summer home of the Bishop of Hereford.
Close by the village is a Welsh Water pumping station, which supplies the town of Bromyard and the surrounding area and which flooded in July 2007.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Whitbourne, Herefordshire) |
- Whitbourne Parish
- Future Whitbourne project
- Whitbourne Primary School
- Whitbourne Hall
- People of Whitbourne investigation
- The Wheatsheaf
References
- ↑ Whitbourne St John The Baptist: A Church Near You