Kimbolton | |
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St James the Great Church, Kimbolton | |
Location within
Herefordshire | |
Population | 472 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leominster |
Postcode district | HR6 |
Dialling code | 01568 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Kimbolton is a village and parish in Herefordshire, England, around 3 miles (5 km) north east of Leominster and 15 miles (24 km) north of Hereford. The village is on the A4112 road, near its junction with the A49 road. [1] The church is dedicated to St James, has 13th-century features and has two Norman windows in the chancel. The spire is shingled. [2]
Bath Camp, a small Iron Age hill fort, lies on a ridge above the Whyte Brook about 1.5 miles (2 km) south east of the church. [2] [3]
The parish had a population in mid-2010 of 434, [4] increasing to 472 at the 2011 Census. [5]
The village has a pub, The Stockton Cross [6] and a Primary School [7] with a separate Early Years nursery on site. There is also a village hall. [8]
Kimbolton Chapel (now Kimbolton St James church) is one of the rumoured burial sites for Owain Glyndwr.
Kimbolton | |
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St James the Great Church, Kimbolton | |
Location within
Herefordshire | |
Population | 472 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leominster |
Postcode district | HR6 |
Dialling code | 01568 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Kimbolton is a village and parish in Herefordshire, England, around 3 miles (5 km) north east of Leominster and 15 miles (24 km) north of Hereford. The village is on the A4112 road, near its junction with the A49 road. [1] The church is dedicated to St James, has 13th-century features and has two Norman windows in the chancel. The spire is shingled. [2]
Bath Camp, a small Iron Age hill fort, lies on a ridge above the Whyte Brook about 1.5 miles (2 km) south east of the church. [2] [3]
The parish had a population in mid-2010 of 434, [4] increasing to 472 at the 2011 Census. [5]
The village has a pub, The Stockton Cross [6] and a Primary School [7] with a separate Early Years nursery on site. There is also a village hall. [8]
Kimbolton Chapel (now Kimbolton St James church) is one of the rumoured burial sites for Owain Glyndwr.