Official Name: | Hatfield |
Country: | England |
Region: | West Midlands |
Coordinates: | 52.231°N -2.599°W |
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Static Image: | Hatfield, Herefordshire, St Leonard church.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Leonard's Church |
Hatfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hatfield and Newhampton, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 141.[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with New Hampton to form "Hatfield & Newhampton".[2]
Nearby settlements include the village of Bockleton, and the towns of Tenbury Wells, Bromyard and Leominster. The city and county town of Hereford is 14miles to the south-southwest. The Herefordshire Trail runs through the village.
St Leonard's, the local church, is one of the oldest in Herefordshire; a church here was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. St Leonard's includes 13th and 14th-century bells and a late Saxon tub font. There is also a blocked late Saxon north doorway.[3]
There is a caravan site in the village.