Herefordshire

American  

[her-uh-ferd-sheer, -sher] / ˈhɛr ə fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a former county in W England, now part of Hereford and Worscester.

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Herefordshire British  

/ ˈhɛrɪfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of W England: from 1974 to 1998 part of Hereford and Worcester: drained chiefly by the River Wye; agricultural (esp fruit and cattle). Administrative centre: Hereford. Pop: 176 900 (2003 est). Area: 2180 sq km (842 sq miles)

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Herefordshire

"When I found out about the Monsanto chemical dumping at Stoney Hill, I next identified Sutton Walls in Herefordshire, then Cefn Mawr in north Wales," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Ben Andrews, a mixed organic farmer in north Herefordshire, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he has had an abstraction licence restriction since the start of the month.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The 56-year-old was captured driving his Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo at 68mph in a 50mph limit on the A40 in Pencraig, Herefordshire on 2 December.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The rising sun bathes the rolling Herefordshire hillsides in a warm glow as birds gently chirp and sheep graze in the fields.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Go through that tunnel, and you come out in Herefordshire.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell