Abbey Dore

Abbey Dore

The gardens at Abbey Dore Court
Abbey Dore
 Abbey Dore shown within Herefordshire
Population 342 (2001)
OS grid referenceSD3830
Civil parishAbbey Dore
Unitary authorityHerefordshire
Ceremonial countyHerefordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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 ParliamentHereford and South Herefordshire
List of places
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Herefordshire

Coordinates: 51°58′12″N 2°53′42″W / 51.970°N 2.895°W

Abbey Dore is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, known for Dore Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, expanded in the 13th century. The village is situated in the Golden Valley, and has a population of 342.[1] Abbey Dore Court has large gardens open to the public in spring and summer.

Abbeydore railway station closed in 1941. It was on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye.

References

  1. "Parish Headcounts: Herefordshire". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

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