Country: | England |
Region: | West Midlands |
Unitary England: | Herefordshire |
Shire County: | Herefordshire |
Coordinates: | 52.039°N -2.644°W |
Postcode District: | HR1 |
Postcode Area: | HR |
Post Town: | Hereford |
Constituency Westminster: | North Herefordshire |
Population: | 505 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
Static Image Name: | Hampton Bishop Church - geograph.org.uk - 159938.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Andrew's Church |
Hampton Bishop is a village and civil parish south-east of Hereford, in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 505.[1] The village itself is on a wedge between the River Wye and the River Lugg, not far from where the River Frome meets the Lugg.
The half-timbered 12th-century Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew and is a Grade I listed building.[2]
The local pub, the "Bunch of Carrots", is located in the centre of the village, on the B4224 road, next to a meander in the River Wye. According to David Rothwell's The Dictionary of Pub Names, the name is derived from a curiously shaped rock formation on the river, visible when the water level is low.[3]
A pair of European bee-eaters made a nesting attempt here in 2005 (see Bee-eaters in Britain).[4] [5]