The interesting city of Hereford - Herefordshire is classed as a cathedral city due to the presence of a historic cathedral within town. Additionally, it acts as Herefordshire's county town and it has over 51,000 citizens who call the city home. Hereford is the single largest municipality within the wider county, and it sits along the banks of the River Wye, only around 16 miles or so from the border with Wales, in the east.
Most scholars accept that the name for the city comes from a combination of Anglo-Saxon words, including "here" (a group or army of soldiers) and "ford" (a crossing over a river). Essentially, the spot where the city lies is believed to have been a place where an army crossed over the Wye at some point in its ancient past. Hereford is also home to the ancient cathedral bearing the city's name, which was built in 1079.
By 1189, Hereford had attracted the attention of King Richard I, who granted the town a charter, though it's been recognized as a city since before much of the history of England was first recorded. Nowadays, it's a recognized hub for agricultural activities in the region and the county. Additionally -- up until the end of the 1990s -- Hereford was the home of the Special Air Service (SAS) of the British Army.
Hereford is well-known for the production of a number of agricultural products, including cider and beer and a number of fine leather products. It is perhaps most well known as being the birthplace of the world famous Hereford breed of beef cattle, which is a particularly popular species of cattle among southwestern ranchers in the United States going back well over 150 years. The city can certainly be proud of its agricultural heritage.
In terms of its historical development, Hereford is thought to have been founded sometime around 700 AD. It was at one time the capital of West Murcia, a Saxon kingdom. The city's cathedral was built in the 12th century, and Hereford also was home to a castle that was the equal of Windsor Castle, which the current monarch, Elizabeth II, calls her ancestral home.
Hereford saw much activity during the English Civil War, and it changed hands between opposing forces several times over the length of the conflict. In appreciation of the support the city gave to the royalist armies of the king, Charles, its coat of arms was added to with a number of symbols, one of which is found on only one other coat of arms in the UK; that of the city of London's.
Hereford resides within the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, which has a current population of around 180,000 people. The county is located in the West Midlands region of England and it is largely rural in nature and lightly populated, overall. It is famous not only for its cattle but for many other agricultural products.
Most scholars accept that the name for the city comes from a combination of Anglo-Saxon words, including "here" (a group or army of soldiers) and "ford" (a crossing over a river). Essentially, the spot where the city lies is believed to have been a place where an army crossed over the Wye at some point in its ancient past. Hereford is also home to the ancient cathedral bearing the city's name, which was built in 1079.
By 1189, Hereford had attracted the attention of King Richard I, who granted the town a charter, though it's been recognized as a city since before much of the history of England was first recorded. Nowadays, it's a recognized hub for agricultural activities in the region and the county. Additionally -- up until the end of the 1990s -- Hereford was the home of the Special Air Service (SAS) of the British Army.
Hereford is well-known for the production of a number of agricultural products, including cider and beer and a number of fine leather products. It is perhaps most well known as being the birthplace of the world famous Hereford breed of beef cattle, which is a particularly popular species of cattle among southwestern ranchers in the United States going back well over 150 years. The city can certainly be proud of its agricultural heritage.
In terms of its historical development, Hereford is thought to have been founded sometime around 700 AD. It was at one time the capital of West Murcia, a Saxon kingdom. The city's cathedral was built in the 12th century, and Hereford also was home to a castle that was the equal of Windsor Castle, which the current monarch, Elizabeth II, calls her ancestral home.
Hereford saw much activity during the English Civil War, and it changed hands between opposing forces several times over the length of the conflict. In appreciation of the support the city gave to the royalist armies of the king, Charles, its coat of arms was added to with a number of symbols, one of which is found on only one other coat of arms in the UK; that of the city of London's.
Hereford resides within the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, which has a current population of around 180,000 people. The county is located in the West Midlands region of England and it is largely rural in nature and lightly populated, overall. It is famous not only for its cattle but for many other agricultural products.
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