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Risbury Mill with Risbury iron age hill fort of Risbury Camp amongst the trees behind |
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Risbury
Risbury shown within Herefordshire |
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OS grid reference | SO548550 |
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Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
Ceremonial county | Herefordshire |
Region | West Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leominster |
Dialling code | 01568 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
EU Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | North Herefordshire |
List of places: UK • England • Herefordshire |
Risbury is a small village in Herefordshire, England located 10 km south east of Leominster.
There is a small church in the village, as well as a phone box and bus shelter. The village has an Iron Age hill fort, Risbury Camp, located just outside the village. There is green burial ground, Humber Woodland of Remembrance, nearby.[1]
Former brothel keeper, Lindi St Clair, aka Miss Whiplash, lives near Risbury. In February 2009, it was reported that St Clair had been rescued from her car and flown to hospital after the vehicle left a remote road near the village and landed upside down in a stream, trapping her for up to 24 hours.[2]