Westhide is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

, England

England

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, 9 km north east of Hereford

Hereford

Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...

. The parish had a population of 79 in the 2001 UK Census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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 and is grouped with Preston Wynne

Preston Wynne

Preston Wynne is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England located north east of Hereford, and south east of Leominster. It is the site of a medieval chapel and several ancient ring ditches....

 and Withington

Withington, Herefordshire

Withington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about north-east of Hereford at .-History:One of the historical features of Withington is the Roman mile post situated on the Worcester road...

 to form Withington Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.

The parish church

Parish church

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 is dedicated to St Bartholomew and has a large but short 12th-century tower. In the churchyard are the remains of a medieval

Middle Ages

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 preaching cross

Preaching cross

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 now topped by an 18th-century sundial

Sundial

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.

The course of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal

Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal

The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal is a canal in the west of England, which ran from Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire to Gloucester the county town of Gloucestershire, where it linked to the River Severn...

 runs just north of the village.

More information is to be found on the Group Parish's website http://www.withingtongroupparishes.co.uk.

External links

• Westhide, GENUKI
  GENUKI
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• List of monuments in the parish
  • Please note that most of the sites are on private property and are not open to the public