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Herefordshire
Did you know?
Ross-on-Wye is known as the birth place of Tourism.
The River Wye is one of the leading canoeing rivers in the country. Between Hay and Chepstow there is 100 miles of canoeing river flowing through the countryside.
30% of the UK’s blackcurrants are grown in Herefordshire.
A mountain in Longtown Mynydd Fyrddin is reputed to be the burial site of Merlin.
Hergest Court was the inspiration of Sherlock Holmes The Hound of the Baskervilles.
The oldest Yew tree in Herefordshire is 1508 years old which means the tree was planted in at least year 500. The Yew Tree stands in the grounds of Much Marcle Churchyard.
In 1992 Hereford United set
a new record for the Football League when they had the most players ever sent off from one team!
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Follow Herefordshire’s Black and White Village Trail...
A 40 mile circular
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