Herefordshire
ceremonial county, and unitary non-metropolitan county and district, in England
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Summary
Herefordshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Herefordshire draws 3,989 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #27 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Midlands[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: unitary authority area in England[5]
- Capital: Hereford[6]
- Shares border with: Shropshire[7], Worcestershire[8], Gloucestershire[9], Powys[10], Gwent[11]
- Legislative body: council of Herefordshire Council[12]
- Commons category: Herefordshire[13]
- Said to be the same as: Herefordshire[14]
- Authority: Herefordshire Council[15]
- Official website: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Herefordshire[17]
- Population: 188,100[18], 189,309[19], 192,107[20], 183,477[21], 193,615[22], 187,034[23], 184,900[24], 188,719[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30]
- Replaces: Hereford and Worcester[31]
- Official name: Herefordshire[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Herefordshire[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Herefordshire[34]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Herefordshire[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Herefordshire[36]
- Different from: Herefordshire[37]
- Area: 2179.7094 km²[38]
- History of topic: history of Herefordshire[39]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Herefordshire[40]
Why It Matters
Herefordshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Herefordshire is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]