Bredenbury is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northeast of Hereford. The village lies on the A44 road, 3 miles (4.8 km) from Bromyard and 8 miles (13 km) from Leominster.[2]
| Bredenbury | |
|---|---|
 Pasture near Bredenbury | |
  Bredenbury Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 169 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SO 609563 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROMYARD |
| Postcode district | HR7 |
| Dialling code | 01885 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The parish had a population of 185 in the 2001 UK census,[3] reducing to 169 at the 2011 census, and is grouped with Grendon Bishop and Wacton to form Bredenbury & District Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.[4]
The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is in the syle of 1300 but was built in the 1870s from a design by T H Wyatt.[5] Land for the church was donated by William Barneby, of nearby Bredenbury Court. The Barneby family commissioned many of the interior furnishings for the new church.[6] Wyatt also designed the first phase of Bredenbury Court in the Italianate style. An extension in 1902 was designed by Sir Guy Dawber.[5]
Bredenbury Primary School is much smaller than average, but was rated as outstanding by Ofsted in 2008.[7]
Bredenbury Court Barns is one of the more historic and iconic venues situated within Bredenbury, with the barns now being used for weddings.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Hereford and Leominster (Landranger Maps) (B2 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2007, ISBN 978-0-319-22953-8
- ^ "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of Parish Councils and Contacts" (xls). Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 1 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings - Church of St Andrew, Bredenbury". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Ofsted details for unique reference number 116654
- ^ "Bredenbury Court Barns". hitched.co.uk.
External links edit
- Bredenbury, GENUKI genealogy web portal
- List of monuments in the parish
- Please note that most of the sites are on private property and are not open to the public