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County of Herefordshire

Herefordshire
County of Herefordshire
County
Flag of Herefordshire Arms of County of Herefordshire Council
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Pulchra terra Dei donum" ("This fair land is the gift of God")
Herefordshire within England
Herefordshire in England
Coordinates: 52°05′N 2°45′W / 52.083°N 2.750°W / 52.083; -2.750Coordinates: 52°05′N 2°45′W / 52.083°N 2.750°W / 52.083; -2.750
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region West Midlands
Established 1 April 1998
Established by Local Government Commission for England
Preceded by Hereford and Worcester
Origin Ancient
Ceremonial county
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%
Unitary authority
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.herefordshire.gov.uk
Members of Parliament List of MPs
Police West Mercia Police
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Herefordshire (/ˈhɛrfərdʃər/; 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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