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Robert Jones (VC)

Robert Jones VC (19 August 1857 – 6 September 1898) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born at Penrhos near Clytha between Raglan and Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.

Located at 52.0414, -2.95625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.600 miles away.
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1857 births, 1898 deaths, People from Abergavenny, South Wales Borderers soldiers, British recipients of the Victoria Cross, Suicides by firearm in England, British military personnel who committed suicide, Anglo-Zulu War recipients of the Victoria Cross, British Army personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War, British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross

Peterchurch

Peterchurch is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England, which has a Norman church, dedicated to St. Peter, built on the unusual basilica model with four, rather than three chambers. The church's foundations are thought to go back to 786, and parts of the Saxon walls can be seen in the sanctuary. The original stone altar is in place, dating back to well before the Reformation.

Located at 52.043, -2.955 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.600 miles away.
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Blakemere

For the Blakemere visitors' centre near Sandiway in Cheshire, see http://www. visitblakemere. co. uk/ . Blakemere is a parish in Herefordshire, England. It is 11 miles west of Hereford, on the road to Hay-on-Wye.

Located at 52.0667, -2.93333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.601 miles away.
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Villages in Herefordshire

Yazor

Yazor is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. The hamlet of Yarsop lies about a mile to its north at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:52.122649|-2.863151|region:GB_type:city_source:enwiki|||||| | |name=Yarsop }}. Yazor is some eight miles from the city of Hereford on the A480 road about a mile east of Offa's Dyke. If was formerly served by Moorhampton railway station located in the parish.

Located at 52.1227, -2.86315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.605 miles away.
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Villages in Herefordshire, Civil parishes in Herefordshire

Preston on Wye

Preston on Wye is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is situated near the River Wye, about 9 miles west of Hereford. Nearby places are Monnington on Wye, Lulham and Moccas. This idyllic country village has a very strong community that often holds many village events. These range from plays to medieval banquets by the local drama group The POW Players.

Located at 52.0667, -2.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.601 miles away.
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Clehonger

Clehonger is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 7 km south west of Hereford.

Located at 52.033, -2.803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.599 miles away.
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Bishopstone, Herefordshire

Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 10 km west of Hereford, near the River Wye and the Roman town of Magnis. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 199. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:52.084|-2.848|type:city_region:GB-HEF|||||| |primary |name= }}

Located at 52.084, -2.848 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.602 miles away.
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Monnington on Wye

Monnington on Wye is a village in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye. It is joined with Brobury for civil parish purposes. Monnington is regarded as the possible location of Owain Glyndŵrs death, and also his place of burial.

Located at 52.093, -2.94 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.603 miles away.
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Byford

Byford is a village and civil parish on the River Wye in Herefordshire, England, about 11 km west of Hereford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 119. Offa's Dyke runs along Garnons Hill to the north of the village.

Located at 52.081, -2.882 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.602 miles away.
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Golden Valley, Herefordshire

The Golden Valley is the name given to the valley of the River Dore in western Herefordshire, England. The valley is a picturesque area of gently rolling countryside. It lies in the lee of the Black Mountains, Wales. The main villages are Dorstone, Peterchurch, Abbey Dore and Ewyas Harold.

Located at 52.016, -2.927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.598 miles away.
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Geography of Herefordshire

Madley

Madley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. It is located six miles west of the city of Hereford.

Located at 52.044, -2.849 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.600 miles away.
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Moccas

Moccas is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. It is located 14 miles west of Hereford. The parish is mainly farmland with a number of woods, including Woodbury Hill Wood and the Moccas Park Deer Park (though mostly in Dorstone parish). The parish church of St Michael is well known as the site of the very early Welsh Moccas Monastery, founded by Saint Dubricius in the 6th century, as recorded in the Book of Llandaff.

Located at 52.0833, -2.93333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.602 miles away.
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Abbey Dore Court

Abbey Dore Court is a minor country house in Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, England. It was built in the Golden Valley in the late 19th century, perhaps for Thomas Freke Lewis, the owner in 1876, on the site of the former public house, the Red Lion Inn. It was later owned by the Prothero family of Malpas Court. The house is now surrounded by a significant plantsman's garden created by the present owner, Charis Ward, since 1976.

Located at 51.9727, -2.8934 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.595 miles away.
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Gardens in Herefordshire, Visitor attractions in Herefordshire, Country houses in Herefordshire

Bridge Sollers

Bridge Sollers is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 10 km west of Hereford, on the River Wye. It consists of 12 households. Bridge Sollers has a parish Church, St. Andrew's. The church is circa 12th Century AD. Bridge Sollers takes its name from the surnames of a family connected with the parish. Simon de Brugge (b. 1272) married Mary Solers c.1297. The first bridge was built at Bridge Sollers in 1896.

Located at 52.077, -2.858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.602 miles away.
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RAF Madley

RAF Madley was an RAF airfield situated in Herefordshire, England. The site opened as a training centre for aircrew and ground wireless operators on 27 August 1941. In 1943, the grass airfield was reinforced with Sommerfeld Tracking and the centre's population rose to about 5,000. The site was visited in 1944 prior to D-Day by US General George S. Patton, and later by Rudolf Hess (who had been held prisoner near Abergavenny) on his way to the Nuremberg Trials in 1946.

Located at 52.0319, -2.84889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.599 miles away.
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Military history of Herefordshire, Royal Air Force stations in Herefordshire

Abbeydore railway station

Abbeydore railway station was a station in the English county of Herefordshire. It was located on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye. The area is known as the Golden Valley.

Located at 51.9722, -2.89732 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.595 miles away.
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Former Great Western Railway stations, Disused railway stations in Herefordshire

Bacton railway station

Bacton railway station was a station in the English county of Herefordshire. It was located on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye. The area is known as the Golden Valley.

Located at 51.9875, -2.90182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.596 miles away.
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Former Great Western Railway stations, Disused railway stations in Herefordshire

The Weir Garden

The Weir Garden is a National Trust property near Swainshill, Herefordshire, lying alongside the River Wye 5 mi west of Hereford on the A438 road. The garden covers 10 acres (4 hectares), and was the creation of its prior owner, Roger Parr, and his head gardener William Boulter. The adjoining house is used as a nursing home and is not open to the public.

Located at 52.073, -2.826 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.601 miles away.
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Gardens in Herefordshire, National Trust properties in Herefordshire

Magnis (Kenchester)

Magnis was a Romano-British town and an important market centre for the British Dobunni tribe, located near modern-day Kenchester in Herefordshire, England. The town was shaped as an irregular hexagon, with a single main street along the line of the main Roman Road running east-west through the area, and an irregular pattern of side streets with tightly packed buildings leading off it.

Located at 52.081, -2.818 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.602 miles away.
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History of Herefordshire, Roman towns and cities in England, Former populated places in England

Moccas Monastery

Moccas Monastery was a monastery near Moccas in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO35654327.

Located at 52.0836, -2.9392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.603 miles away.
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Monasteries in Herefordshire

St Mary the Virgin's Church, Yazor

St Mary the Virgin's Church, Yazor, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Yazor, Herefordshire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Located at 52.1143, -2.869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.604 miles away.
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Grade II listed buildings in Herefordshire, Grade II listed churches, Church of England churches in Herefordshire, Gothic Revival architecture in England, Religious buildings completed in 1855, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust

Mansel Lacy

Mansel Lacy (alternatively spelled Mansell Lacy) is a small village in Herefordshire, England. It is located 7 miles north west of Hereford, close to the A480 road. The church of St Michael and All Angels dates from between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Located at 52.1047, -2.84083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.604 miles away.
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Mansell Gamage

Mansell Gamage is a village in Herefordshire, England. It is on the B4230 road and is near the A438 road.

Located at 52.097, -2.885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.603 miles away.
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Civil parishes in Herefordshire, Villages in Herefordshire

Poston Camp

Poston Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located just south of Vowchurch, Herefordshire.

Located at 52.0335, -2.93451 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.599 miles away.
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Hill forts in Herefordshire

Staunton on Wye

Staunton-on-Wye is a relatively unpopulated civil parish in North Herefordshire, which is perhaps one of the most uninhabited locations of England. The village itself is fairly unusual as it has huge Victorian mansions within it. There is a small school and a church in the medieval parish. Located nearby is a nature area known as "The Scar" situated on the banks of the River Wye. Included is a sheer 100 feet drop net to the river. The Scar is considered dangerous to children.

Located at 52.1, -2.91667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.604 miles away.
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