Eign Hill
Hafod Road, Eign Hill, Hereford
Eign Hill Location within Herefordshire
Population	3,390 2011 Census (Ward Profile)
Civil parish	Hereford
Unitary authority	County of Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Hereford
Postcode district	HR1
Dialling code	01432
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°03′14″N 2°41′53″W / 52.054°N 2.698°W / 52.054; -2.698

Eign Hill is an eastern suburb and ward of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. The population at the 2011 census of the ward was 3,390.^[1][2] Eign Hill is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. Eign Hill is bordered by the suburbs of Bartonsham, The Hamptons, and Tupsley.

Eign Hill was first recorded from prehistoric times and has been a prominent landmark hill in the city for many centuries. It became urbanised around 1849 due to the coming of the industrial revolution and its location to both the Hereford - Worcester Line and River Wye.

A wharf was opened known as "Eign Wharf"^[3] where it was located in the suburb of Bartonsham to the south and was the location of both the "Whalebone Inn" and fishing dock.^[4]

The area was also home to the famous author, Sir Edward Elgar between 1904 and 1911 where he had written and published most of his works in Eign Hill.

The area is home to some landmark buildings including:

• The 19th Century, Rose & Crown Pub on Ledbury Road. It was once a stopping point and was used by mail coaches three times a week to and from Hereford.^[5]
• Brockington House is an old council building which became the administrative headquarters for Herefordshire Council between 1998 and 2014, following closure of Hereford Town Hall in 1998 when Herefordshire both separated from Hereford and Worcester and was designated a unitary authority to cover the whole county of Herefordshire. It is now a care home.^[6][7]

At the 2011 census, the population of Eign Hill's ward profile was 3,390. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

The religious composition of Eign Hill's ward at the 2011 Census was recorded as:

Eign Hill is located to the east of Hereford City Centre and between the suburbs of Bartonsham. Old Eign Hill, Tupsley and Burcott. It is on the A438 to Ledbury and is close to both Hereford County Hospital and Hereford Railway Station.