Downton, Herefordshire

Downton
Downton is located in Herefordshire
Downton
Downton
Location within Herefordshire
Population65 (United Kingdom Census 2001)
OS grid referenceSO427733
Civil parish
  • Downton
Unitary authority
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLudlow
Postcode districtSY8
Dialling code01568
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°21′14″N 2°50′24″W / 52.354°N 2.840°W / 52.354; -2.840

Downton is a civil parish in Herefordshire, located in the north of the county and containing the village of Downton-on-the-Rock. It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Burrington.[1] In the Domesday Book Downton is referred to as "Duntune", meaning "hill settlement".[2] At Downton Gorge the River Teme cuts through a limestone ridge; above the gorge is Downton Castle, an 18th-century country house with a tower built to resemble a castle.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". www.herefordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{cite web}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Herefordshire Through Time - Parishes: D". Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Archive news from the Worcester News". Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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