South Herefordshire was one of nine

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of the

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county of

Hereford and Worcester Hereford and Worcester was an English non-metropolitan county created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 from the areas of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire (except Halesowen, Stourbridge ...

from 1974 to 1998.

History

South Herefordshire District was formed on 1 April 1974 as part of a general reorganisation of local administration in England and Wales under the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed from part of the

administrative county An administrative county was a first-level administrative division in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974, and in Ireland from 1899 until either 1973 (in Northern Ireland) or 2002 (in the Republic of Ireland). They are now abolished, although mos ...

of Herefordshire, and covered the area of four former districts, which were abolished at the same time: * Dore and Bredwardine Rural District *

Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye ( Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye ...

Urban District * Hereford Rural District * Ross and Whitchurch Rural District. The district entirely surrounded the district of Hereford. Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, South Herefordshire and the county of Hereford and Worcester were abolished in 1998. South Herefordshire was combined with the areas of City of Hereford, most of the District of Leominster, and part of the District of Malvern Hills to form a new

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of Herefordshire.

Parishes

The district comprised the following

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es:. *

Abbey Dore Abbey Dore ( cy, Abaty Deur) is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, known for Dore Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, which was expanded in the 13th century. The name Abbey Dore came into being in the 18th century, combi ...

* Aconbury * Allensmore *

Aston Ingham Aston Ingham is a village in south-eastern Herefordshire, England, near Newent and about east of Ross-on-Wye. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 398. There is a church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, which has been a Grade ...

* Bacton * Ballingham * Bartestree * Bolstone * Brampton Abbotts *

Bredwardine Bredwardine is a village and civil parish in the west of Herefordshire, England. Significant parish landmarks include a brick bridge over the River Wye, the historic ''Red Lion'' late 17th-century coaching inn, St Andrew's Church, and the site ...

* Breinton *

Bridstow Bridstow is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 2 km (1.2 miles) west of Ross-on-Wye and 17 km (10.6 miles) south-east of Hereford. The parish is bounded to the east and south by the River Wye. The A40 road linking the M50 moto ...

* Brockhampton * Burghill * Callow *

Clehonger Clehonger is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and south-west of Hereford. Clehonger is from the old English 'Clayey wooded slope.' The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,382. Community Apart from t ...

* Clifford *

Craswall Craswall (historically also spelt Craswell, Crasswall and Crosswold) is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It lies in the far west of the county, in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border with Wales. Befor ...

Credenhill Credenhill is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 2,271. Near Credenhill is the site of the former Royal Air Force station, RAF Credenhill. It was redeveloped b ...

Cusop Cusop is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England that lies at the foot of Cusop Hill next to the town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales. It is a short walk from Hay, the distance between bus stops, and can be reached by walking or driving o ...

* Dewsall * Dinedor * Dinmore * Dormington * Dorstone * Dulas * Eaton Bishop *

Ewyas Harold Ewyas Harold () is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley in Herefordshire, England, near the Wales-England border about halfway between Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, and Hereford. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 cens ...

Fownhope Fownhope is a village in Herefordshire, England, an area of outstanding natural beauty on the banks of the River Wye. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 999. The village has a church, St. Mary's Parish Church; primary school, ...

* Foy * Ganarew *

Garway Garway cy, Llanwrfwy is a civil parish in south-west Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 430 at the 2011 census. It is set on a hillside above the River Monnow about 6 1/4 miles (10 km) northwest of Monmouth. I ...

* Goodrich * Grafton * Hampton Bishop * Harewood * Haywood *

Hentland Hentland is a hamlet and civil parish about north-west of Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England. The small hamlet settlement of Hentland at the east of the parish contains the parish church of St Dubricius. The civil parish, bounded on its eas ...

Holme Lacy Holme Lacy is a village in the English county of Herefordshire. The population of the civil parish was 466 at the 2011 Census. Category It is a primarily rural village. Etymology Holme Lacy is not from Old Norse ''holmr'' "island" like other pla ...

* Holmer and Pipe * Hope Mansell * How Caple *

Kenchester Kenchester is a parish in Herefordshire, England. It is about west-northwest of Hereford. History Kenchester is near the Romano-British town of Magnis. It was once part of the Angles' Magonsæte kingdom. Landmarks The Church of St Michael is ...

* Kenderchurch *

Kentchurch Kentchurch is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located some south-west of Hereford and north-east of Abergavenny, beside the River Monnow and adjoining the boundary between England and Wales. The village name p ...

and

Kilpeck Kilpeck ( cy, Llanddewi Cil Peddeg) is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. It is about southwest of Hereford, just south of the A465 road and Welsh Marches Line to Abergavenny, and about from the Wales-England b ...

* Kings Caple * Kingstone *

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* Linton * Little Birch * Little Dewchurch * Llancillo * Llandinabo *

Llangarron Llangarron is a small village and civil parish in southwest Herefordshire within of both Ross-on-Wye (Herefordshire, England) and Monmouth (Monmouthshire, Wales). The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,053. The civil paris ...

* Llanrothal * Llanveynoe *

Llanwarne Llanwarne () is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil Parish as taken at the 2011 census was 380. It is about from the Welsh border, is approximately north-west of Ross-on-Wye, and near Harewood En ...

* Longtown * Lower Bullingham *

Lugwardine Lugwardine is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, to the east of Hereford. It lies on the north-east bank of the River Lugg, which gives the village its name. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1 ...

* Lyde *

Madley Madley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. It is located six miles west of the city of Hereford. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,200. Other settlements The parish includes the hamle ...

* Marden * Marstow * Michaelchurch Escley * Mordiford *

Moreton-on-Lugg Moreton on Lugg is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The city and county town of Hereford is approximately to the south; the market and minster town of Leominster to the north. The village lies between the A49 trunk ...

* Much Birch * Much Dewchurch * Newton * Orcop * Pencoyd *

Peterchurch Peterchurch is a village and civil parish in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. The countryside around is spectacular, with views of the Black Mountains but the village itself is architecturally undistinguished, except for the award-winn ...

* Peterstow * Preston Wynne *Ross-on-Wye (Town) * Ross Rural * Rowlstone * St Devereux * St Margarets * St Weonards * Sellack * Sollers Hope * Stoke Edith *

Stretton Sugwas Stretton Sugwas ( ) is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about northwest of Hereford. The parish also includes the hamlet of Swainshill. The population of this Civil Parish at the 2011 census was 505. In 1087 the village wa ...

Sutton Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to: Places United Kingdom England In alphabetical order by county: * Sutton, Bedfordshire * Sutton, Berkshire, a location * Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire * ...

* Thruxton * Tretire with Michaelchurch * Treville * Turnastone *

Tyberton Tyberton or Tiberton is a village and civil parish west of Hereford, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 178. The parish touches Blakemere, Madley, Peterchurch, Preston on Wye and Vowchurch. Tyberton ...

* Upton Bishop * Vowchurch *

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* Walterstone *

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

Welsh Bicknor Welsh Bicknor ( cy, Llangystennin Garth Brenni) is an area in the far south of the English county of Herefordshire. Despite its name, it is not now in Wales, but it was historically a detached parish (exclave) of the county of Monmouthshire. It ...

* Welsh Newton * Westhide * Weston Beggard *

Weston-under-Penyard Weston under Penyard is a small village in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,007. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The Penyard is a prominent hill. The parish church of S ...

* Whitchurch *

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* Wormbridge * Yatton

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1998 was always held by

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councillors:

Council elections

References

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