A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Herefordshire, an inland co. on the SE. border of Wales, and bounded N. by Shropshire and Worcestershire, E. by Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, S. by Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, and W. by Monmouthshire, Radnorshire, and Brecknockshire; greatest length N. and S. 38 miles, greatest breadth E. and W. 35 miles; 532,918 ac., pop. 121,062. The co. is almost circular in form, and its surface shows a series of quiet and beautiful undulations. It is watered by the Wye, Lugg, Monnow, Arrow, and Frome, also the Teme, which flows on the NE. boundary. All these streams are well stocked with fish. Of late agriculture has been greatly improved in the co.: the soil peculiarly suitable for the growth of timber, which is very abundant. The pear and apple orchards of Herefordshire are famous; while the luxuriant meadow-land affords pasture for a well-known breed of oxen. (For agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) Marl and clay form the chief part of the soil; the subsoil is mostly limestone. There are no valuable minerals, and the mfrs. are insignificant. The co. comprises 11 hundreds, 258 pars., and parts of 3 others, the parl. and mun. bor. of Hereford (1 member), and the mun. bor. of Leominster. It is mostly in the diocese of Hereford. For parl. purposes it is divided into 2 divisions, viz., Northern or Leominster, and Southern or Ross, 1 member for each division. It returned 3 members till 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "an inland county" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 2nd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Herefordshire AncC |
| Place: | Herefordshire |
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