| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.054°N -2.698°W |
| Map Type: | Herefordshire |
| Official Name: | Eign Hill |
| Static Image: | Hafod Road, Hereford - geograph.org.uk - 6015053.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Hafod Road, Eign Hill, Hereford |
| Population: | 3,390 |
| Population Ref: | 2011 Census (Ward Profile) |
| Unitary England: | County of Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Herefordshire |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hereford |
| Civil Parish: | Hereford |
| Post Town: | Hereford |
| Postcode District: | HR1 |
| Postcode Area: | HR |
| Dial Code: | 01432 |
Eign Hill is an eastern suburb and ward of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. The population at the 2011 census of the ward was 3,390.[1] [2] Eign Hill is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. Eign Hill is bordered by the suburbs of Bartonsham, The Hamptons, and Tupsley.
Eign Hill was first recorded from prehistoric times and has been a prominent landmark hill in the city for many centuries. It became urbanised around 1849 due to the coming of the industrial revolution and its location to both the Hereford - Worcester Line and River Wye.
A wharf was opened known as "Eign Wharf"[3] where it was located in the suburb of Bartonsham to the south and was the location of both the "Whalebone Inn" and fishing dock.[4]
The area was also home to the famous author, Sir Edward Elgar between 1904 and 1911 where he had written and published most of his works in Eign Hill.
The area is home to some landmark buildings including:
At the 2011 census, the population of Eign Hill's ward profile was 3,390. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Eign Hill: Ethnicity: 2011 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,271 | 92,8% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 51 | 3.6% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 42 | 3% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 12 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 7 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 7 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,390 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Eign Hill's ward at the 2011 Census was recorded as:
| Eign Hill: Religion: 2011 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,393 | 70.6% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 694 | 20.5% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 13 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,390 | 100% | |||||||||||
Eign Hill is located to the east of Hereford City Centre and between the suburbs of Bartonsham. Old Eign Hill, Tupsley and Burcott. It is on the A438 to Ledbury and is close to both Hereford County Hospital and Hereford Railway Station.