Wellington Heath Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Wellington Heath
Static Image Name:Road junction, Wellington Heath - geograph.org.uk - 964489.jpg
Coordinates:52.059°N -2.423°W
Population:440
Civil Parish:Wellington Heath
Region:West Midlands
Post Town:LEDBURY
Postcode District:HR8
Postcode Area:HR
Dial Code:01531

Wellington Heath is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, approximately 1.5miles north of Ledbury.[1] [2] The population was recorded by the 2011 census at 440.[3]

The village contains a church, Christ Church.[4] [5] There is a public house, the Farmers Arms.[6]

The Herefordshire Trail long-distance footpath passes through the village, as does The National Byway.

The route of the derelict Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal passes through the western part of the parish.

Wellington Heath has a parish council. The parish, together with the north part of the parish of Ledbury, forms the ward of Ledbury North, which returns one elected councillor to Herefordshire Council.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wellington Heath Memorial Hall. Herefordshire County Council. 6 February 2016.
  2. Web site: A Vision of Britain. A Vision of Britain. 6 February 2016.
  3. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11130261&c=Wellington+Heath&d=16&e=61&g=6385942&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1454958129859&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 Neighbourhood Statistics
  4. Web site: Christ Church, Wellington Heath. Church of England. 6 February 2016.
  5. Book: The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information, Parochial History, and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor, Progress of Education, &c. 1842. J. Turrill. 105.
  6. http://whatpub.com/pubs/HFD/2581/farmers-arms-wellington-heath CAMRA WhatPub
  7. http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/16269/herefordshire_f_sh1_v1_so.pdf LGBCE