Thruxton, Herefordshire
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.jpg) St Bartholomew's church, Thruxton |
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| Population | 33 (Parish)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SO437346 |
| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Ceremonial county | Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEREFORD |
| Postcode district | HR2 |
| Dialling code | 01981 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Hereford & South Herefordshire |
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Coordinates: 52°00′25″N 2°49′12″W / 52.007°N 2.820°W
Thruxton is a small rural village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located within the historic area of Archenfield, near the Welsh border and the city of Hereford. The village lies west of the A465 road and just south of the B4348 road between Kingstone and Much Dewchurch.[2]
The parish had a population of 33 in the 2001 UK Census[1] and is grouped with Kingstone to form Kingstone & Thruxton Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.[3]
The parish church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is mainly in the Decorated style.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001" (pdf). Herefordshire Council. 2004. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ↑ Hereford & Ross-on-Wye (Explorer Map 189) (A2 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2009, ISBN 978-0-319-24097-7
- ↑ "List of Parish Councils and Contacts" (xls). Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.
External links
- Village website
- Thruxton, GENUKI genealogy web portal
- List of monuments in the parish (most of the sites are on private property and are not open to the public)
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