Herefordshire

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Ceremonial County in England
Region: West Midlands

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Overview ⁞ Herefordshire is a rural ceremonial county in the westernmost part of the West Midlands, bordering Wales. Known for its rolling countryside, apple orchards, and the iconic Hereford cattle breed, it remains largely agricultural with a sparse population. The county town is Hereford, home to a historic cathedral and the Mappa Mundi. Since 1998, Herefordshire Council has functioned as a unitary authority, combining both county and district functions within a single-tier governance structure.

Is Herefordshire a historic county? Yes, Herefordshire is one of the historic counties of England. Its boundaries as a historic county are broadly similar to those of the present ceremonial and administrative county.

Herefordshire has 1 Local Authority District. The chart below shows how this compares with other counties in England.

Number of local authority districts in Herefordshire and other counties
Number of local authority districts in Herefordshire, compared with other counties
This county page, Herefordshire, is a sub-page this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities, administrative districts, and parliamentary constituencies in this county. We have this list page for easy browsing of all historic counties, ceremonial counties, and administrative counties: List of all counties in the UK.

The local government in this county is: Herefordshire Council 🔗 herefordshire.gov.uk.

Districts in Herefordshire

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Herefordshire is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, that contains the following 3 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) West Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Herefordshire, County of ⁞ Worcestershire CC ⁞ Warwickshire CC

Constituencies in Herefordshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 59 of them are in the West Midlands region, 2 of them are in Herefordshire.

Counties in West Midlands