Thruxton, Herefordshire

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Coordinates: 52°00′25″N 2°49′12″W / 52.007°N 2.820°W / 52.007; -2.820
Thruxton

St Bartholomew's church, Thruxton
Thruxton

 Thruxton shown within Herefordshire
Population 33 (Parish)[1]
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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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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001" (pdf). Herefordshire Council. 2004. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  2. ↑ Hereford & Ross-on-Wye (Explorer Map 189) (A2 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2009, ISBN 978-0-319-24097-7 
  3. ↑ "List of Parish Councils and Contacts" (xls). Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  4. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5. 

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