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Thornbury, Herefordshire

Coordinates: 52°14′02″N 2°33′22″W / 52.234°N 2.556°W / 52.234; -2.556
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Thornbury
Thornbury is located in Herefordshire
Thornbury
Thornbury
Location within Herefordshire
Population197 (2011 census)
Unitary authority
Shire county
  • Herefordshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBromyard
Postcode districtHR7
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°14′02″N 2°33′22″W / 52.234°N 2.556°W / 52.234; -2.556

Thornbury is a village in Herefordshire, England, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) north of the town of Bromyard. The population of the village as taken at the 2011 census was 197.[1] The village has one church. To the north of Thornbury is Thornbury Court. Two tributaries of the River Frome surround the village.

Hill forts

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There are two hill forts near the village. Nine hundred metres east of the village is Wall Hills Camp, an oval enclosure about 484 m long by 322 m wide, covering 9 hectares. The bank is up to 12.5 m high with an outer ditch.[2]

Two kilometres north of the village and just over the border in Worcestershire is Garmsley Hill fort, enclosing an area about 330 m long and 150 m wide. The walls are about 10 m wide, up to 5 m high from the interior and about 11 m higher than the land outside. Roman bricks marked with the Roman numeral V have been found there.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1001748)". National Heritage List for England.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1002942)". National Heritage List for England.