County of Hereford
| Herefordshire County of Herefordshire |
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| Motto: "Pulchra terra Dei donum" ("This fair land is the gift of God") | |||||
 Herefordshire in England |
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| Coordinates: 52°05′N 2°45′W / 52.083°N 2.750°WCoordinates: 52°05′N 2°45′W / 52.083°N 2.750°W | |||||
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 United Kingdom
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 England
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| Region | West Midlands | ||||
| Established | 1 April 1998 | ||||
| Established by | Local Government Commission for England | ||||
| Preceded by | Hereford and Worcester | ||||
| Origin | Ancient | ||||
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| Lord Lieutenant | Susan Bligh | ||||
| High Sheriff | W J Bill Jackson (2016-17) | ||||
| Area | 2,180 km2 (840 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 26th of 48 | ||||
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | 188,100 | ||||
| • Ranked | 45th of 48 | ||||
| Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||||
| Ethnicity | White 98.2%, Asian 0.8%, Mixed 0.7%, Black 0.2%, Other 0.1% | ||||
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| Council | Herefordshire Council | ||||
| Executive | Conservative | ||||
| Admin HQ | Hereford | ||||
| Area | 2,179 km2 (841 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 7th of 326 | ||||
| Population | 188,100 | ||||
| • Ranked | 94th of 326 | ||||
| Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-HEF | ||||
| ONS code | 00GA | ||||
| GSS code | E06000019 | ||||
| NUTS | UKG11 | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Members of Parliament | List of MPs | ||||
| Police | West Mercia Police | ||||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||||
Herefordshire (/ˈhɛrᵻfərdʃər/; abbreviated Herefs. or Hfds.) is a historic English county in the West Midlands. It is a ceremonial county and a unitary non-metropolitan county and district, also named in legislation as the County of Herefordshire and governed by Herefordshire Council. It borders the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh preserved counties of Gwent to the south-west and Powys to the west. The Welsh unitary county covering the part of Gwent next to Herefordshire is Monmouthshire.
Hereford is a cathedral city and is the county town; with a population of approximately 55,800 inhabitants it is also the largest settlement. The county is one of the most rural and sparsely populated in England, with a population density of 82/km² (212/sq mi). The land use is predominantly agricultural and the county is well known for its fruit and cider production, and the Hereford cattle breed.
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