Whitecross[1] or White Cross[2] is an inner-city suburb[3][4] and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is one of the 16 wards on Hereford City Council and as of 2024[update] was represented by Cllr Susan Boulter.[1] The ward covers the suburb of Broomy Hill. At the 2021 Census, the ward population was recorded at 3,754.
| Whitecross | |
|---|---|
 The Woodpecker Sculpture on Whitecross Road, Hereford | |
  Whitecross Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 3,754 Ward Area Profile 2021 Census |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR4 |
| Dialling code | 01432 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
editWhitecross is bounded by the suburbs of Broomy Hill, Greyfriars, Kings Acre and Widemarsh to the west, north and east. It is also bounded by the suburb of Hinton & Hunderton, which is separated from Whitecross by the River Wye.[5]
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the population of Whitecross ward was 3,754. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Whitecross: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[6] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,660 | 97.5% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 42 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 29 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 13 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,754 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Whitecross ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Whitecross: Religion: 2021 Census[7] | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,007 | 57.5% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,421 | 40.7% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 29 | 2.1% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 21 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,754 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Susan Boulter". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Gazetteer of British Place Names: White Cross". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Ryder, Jill (1 June 1999). The Carriage Journal: Vol 37 No 1 Summer 1999. Carriage Assoc. of America.
- ^ Teachers, National Union of (1970). Report.
- ^ Eyton's Herd Book of Hereford Cattle. 1883.
- ^ "Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
