Thruxton, Herefordshire

Thruxton
St Bartholomew's church, Thruxton
Thruxton is located in Herefordshire
Thruxton
Thruxton
Location within Herefordshire
Population33 (Parish)[1]
OS grid referenceSO437346
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEREFORD
Postcode districtHR2
Dialling code01981
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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Herefordshire
52°00′25″N 2°49′12″W / 52.007°N 2.820°W / 52.007; -2.820

Thruxton is a small rural village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located within the historic area of Archenfield, near the Welsh border and the city of Hereford. The village lies west of the A465 road and just south of the B4348 road between Kingstone and Much Dewchurch.[2]

The parish had a population of 33 in the 2001 UK Census[1] and is grouped with Kingstone to form Kingstone & Thruxton Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.[3]

The parish church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is mainly in the Decorated style.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population of Herefordshire Parishes, 2001" (pdf). Herefordshire Council. 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Hereford & Ross-on-Wye (Explorer Map 189) (A2 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2009, ISBN 978-0-319-24097-7
  3. ^ "List of Parish Councils and Contacts" (xls). Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 4 December 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.