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Herefordshire

unitary authority, England, United Kingdom

Also known as: Hereford

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Last Updated: Jan 8, 2025 • Article History

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Herefordshire, unitary authority and historic county that covers a roughly circular area in the Welsh borderland of west-central England. The city of Hereford, in the centre of the unitary authority, is the administrative centre. The historic county includes three small areas outside the unitary authority. One, just south of Ludlow, is in the South Shropshire region of the administrative county of Shropshire. The others are in the Malvern Hills district of the administrative county of Worcestershire: one is the area between Leigh Sinton and Acton Green, and the other is the parish of Stoke Bliss. Conversely, the unitary authority includes ...(100 of 636 words)

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