Much Birch
| Much Birch | |
|---|---|
Parish Church of St Mary and St Thomas Becket | |
Much Birch Location within Herefordshire | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR2 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Much Birch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye.[1] The village had a population of 911 as of the 2011 census.[2]
The village extends for about 1.5 miles (2 km) along the A49, a busy trunk road running from the border with South Wales to North West England. Nearby are the settlements Kings Thorn, Much Birch, and Wormelow. Also nearby is the Wye Valley. [3]
The church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury, designed by Thomas Foster, dates from 1837. The chancel ceiling is painted with cherubs peeping over clouds.[4]
References
- ^ Hereford and Leominster (Landranger Maps) (B2 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2007, ISBN 978-0-319-22953-8
- ^ "Much Birch Parish Local Area Report". Nomis. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Illustrated Guide to Britain. W. W. Norton, Incorporated. 17 April 1997. p. 163. ISBN 9780393316438. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.
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External links
Media related to Much Birch at Wikimedia Commons
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