Vowchurch

Vowchurch
Vowchurch
Vowchurch shown within Herefordshire
Population 176 
OS grid reference SO3636
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HEREFORD
Postcode district HR2
Dialling code 01981
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Vowchurch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated in the Golden Valley, on the River Dore. The village is about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Hereford. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 163, increasing to 176 at the 2011 census.[1]

The grade I listed parish church of St Bartholomew[2] serves a large ecclesiastical parish.

The village was served by Vowchurch railway station from 1881 to 1949.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. Vowchurch: St Bartholomew - a church near you


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