Downton, Herefordshire
Coordinates: 52°21′14″N 2°50′24″W / 52.354°N 2.840°W
Downton is a civil parish in Herefordshire, located in the north of the county and containing the village of Downton-on-the-Rock. It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Burrington.[1] In the Domesday Book Downton is referred to as "Duntune", meaning "hill settlement".[2] At Downton Gorge the River Teme cuts through a limestone ridge; above the gorge is Downton Castle, an 18th-century country house with a tower built to resemble a castle.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/factsandfigures/docs/area_profiles/locality_search-parish_group_ward.xls
- ↑ "Herefordshire Through Time - Parishes: D". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Archive news from the Worcester News". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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