Williams' Hospital
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The Williams' Hospital was an almshouse
in the English
town of Hereford
. The hospital was founded in 1601 by Richard Williams who was an attendant of Lord Cobhans and it provided housing for six elderly men.
Almshouse
Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people to live in a particular community...
in the English
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...
town of Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
. The hospital was founded in 1601 by Richard Williams who was an attendant of Lord Cobhans and it provided housing for six elderly men.