Kimbolton, Herefordshire

Kimbolton

St James the Great Church, Kimbolton
Kimbolton
 Kimbolton shown within Herefordshire
Population 472 
Unitary authorityHerefordshire
Ceremonial countyHerefordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Leominster
Postcode district HR6
Dialling code 01568
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNorth Herefordshire
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Coordinates: 52°14′56″N 2°41′56″W / 52.249°N 2.699°W / 52.249; -2.699

Kimbolton is a village and parish in Herefordshire, England, around 3 miles (5 km) north east of Leominster and 15 miles (24 km) north of Hereford. The village is next to the A49 road. [1] The church is dedicated to St James, has 13th-century features and has two Norman windows in the chancel. The spire is shingled.[2]

Bath Camp, a small Iron Age hill fort, lies on a ridge above the Whyte Brook about 1.5 miles (2 km) south east of the church.[2][3]

The parish had a population in mid-2010 of 434,[4] increasing to 472 at the 2011 Census.[5]

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