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Where is Hereford?

Hereford is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, 11 miles north-west of the town of Ross-on-Wye, 23 miles south-west of the major city of Worcester, 44 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles west of London. Hereford falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR4 postcode district. The post town for Hereford is Hereford.

Hereford on a map

Map showing extent of Hereford as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hereford
Map showing location of Hereford within the UK
Location of Hereford within the UK

Which county is Hereford in?

Hereford is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is Hereford in Herefordshire?

Hereford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of Hereford within Herefordshire
Location of Hereford within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Hereford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hereford is HR4 0BY.

Where is Hereford in HR4?

Hereford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HR4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hereford within HR4
Location of Hereford within HR4

What is the post town for Hereford?

The post town for Hereford is Hereford. Hereford is in the HR4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hereford?

The centre of Hereford is located at position 52.05598° latitude and -2.71755° longitude.

Latitude52.05598°
Longitude-2.71755°

What is the easting and northing of Hereford?

The centre of Hereford is located at the grid reference easting 350897 and northing 239976 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350897
Northing239976

What are the nearest towns to Hereford?

Position of Hereford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hereford to the centre of the town.

north-west
11m
Hereford is 11 miles north-west of Ross-on-Wye
south
12m
Hereford is 12 miles south of Leominster
west
13m
Hereford is 13 miles west of Ledbury
south-west
13m
Hereford is 13 miles south-west of Bromyard
north-west
16m
Hereford is 16 miles north-west of Newent
north-west
16m
Hereford is 16 miles north-west of Mitcheldean
south-east
17m
Hereford is 17 miles south-east of Kington
north
17m
Hereford is 17 miles north of Monmouth
west
17m
Hereford is 17 miles west of Great Malvern
east
17m
Hereford is 17 miles east of Hay-on-Wye

What are the nearest cities to Hereford?

Position of Hereford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hereford to the centre of the city.

south-west
23m
Hereford is 23 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
24m
Hereford is 24 miles north-west of Gloucester
north
34m
Hereford is 34 miles north of Newport
north
42m
Hereford is 42 miles north of Bristol
south-west
44m
Hereford is 44 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north-east
44m
Hereford is 44 miles north-east of Cardiff
south-west
45m
Hereford is 45 miles south-west of Birmingham
north
49m
Hereford is 49 miles north of Bath
south-west
57m
Hereford is 57 miles south-west of Coventry
south-west
57m
Hereford is 57 miles south-west of Lichfield

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