Bishop's Frome is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in eastern Herefordshire

Herefordshire

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, England

England

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. It is 21 km (13 mi) northeast of the City of Hereford

Hereford

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, 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Malvern, Worcestershire

Malvern, Worcestershire

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 and 8 km (5 mi) south of Bromyard

Bromyard

Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...

. As the name indicates, it is on the River Frome

River Frome, Herefordshire

The River Frome is a river in Herefordshire, England. It flows through Bromyard, and Bishops Frome. At Covender its tributary, the River Lodon, joins it...

.

Local agriculture

Agriculture

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 includes the growing of hops

Hops

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 and cider

Cider

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 apple

Apple

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s and wine

Wine

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 is made nearby at the Frome Valley Vineyard.

The parish church

Parish church

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, St Mary's, contains a font

Baptismal font

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 over 700 years old and is approached through a handsome lychgate

Lychgate

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. A memorial in the church features the carved figure of a knight

Knight

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 in armour

Armour

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, sword

Sword

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 in hand

Hand

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 and a lion

Lion

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 at his feet.

Although Bishop's Frome is in Herefordshire, its mail is handled in Worcester

Worcester

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 and its outward postcode

UK postcodes

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 is WR6.

The village gives its name to the Bishop's Frome Limestone

Bishop's Frome Limestone

The Bishop's Frome Limestone is a rock unit within the Raglan Mudstone Formation of the Old Red Sandstone occurring in the border region between England and South Wales. This limestone is a calcrete, that is to say it originated as a soil during a break in deposition rather than than being an...

which outcrops locally.

Bishop's Frome is also home to Henney's cider company Limited.

External links

• Village Centre
• Frome Valley Vineyard
• Accommodation at Barrington House
• The Hop Pocket Craft Centre