Bredwardine
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Bredwardine is a village
in Herefordshire
, England
, located off the B4352 road in the west of the county.
Features include a brick bridge over the River Wye
, a historic late 17th century coaching inn
named the Red Lion, St Andrews parish church
and the site of Bredwardine Castle
.
The Wye Valley Walk
passes through the village.
The diarist Francis Kilvert
lived in a vicarage on the other bank of the river.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, located off the B4352 road in the west of the county.
Features include a brick bridge over the River Wye
River Wye
The River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms part of the border between England and Wales. It is important for nature conservation and recreation.-Description:...
, a historic late 17th century coaching inn
Coaching inn
In Europe, from approximately the mid-17th century for a period of about 200 years, the coaching inn, sometimes called a coaching house or staging inn, was a vital part of the inland transport infrastructure, as an inn serving coach travelers...
named the Red Lion, St Andrews parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
and the site of Bredwardine Castle
Bredwardine Castle
Bredwardine Castle was sited in the village of Bredwardine in Herefordshire, England beside the River Wye.- Early Norman Manor :Following the time of the Norman Conquest the manor was granted to John de Bredwardine. - 12th Century Castle :...
.
The Wye Valley Walk
Wye Valley Walk
The Wye Valley Walk is a long distance footpath in Wales and England following the course of the River Wye .-Distance:The whole route now that it has been extended runs for 136 miles .-The route:...
passes through the village.
The diarist Francis Kilvert
Francis Kilvert
Robert Francis Kilvert , always known as Francis, or Frank, was born at The Rectory, Hardenhuish Lane, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, to the Rev. Robert Kilvert, Rector of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, and Thermuthis, daughter of Walter Coleman and Thermuthis Ashe...
lived in a vicarage on the other bank of the river.