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| County of Herefordshire | |
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| Coordinates: 52°05′N 2°45′W / 52.083°N 2.750°WCoordinates: 52°05′N 2°45′W / 52.083°N 2.750°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Established | 1 April 1998 |
| Established by | Local Government Commission for England |
| Preceded by | Hereford and Worcester |
| Origin | Ancient |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Members of Parliament | List of MPs |
| Police | West Mercia Police |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Edward Harley OBE |
| High Sheriff | Mrs Patricia Thomas (2020–21) |
| Area | 2,180 km2 (840 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 26th of 48 |
| Population (2005 est.) | 178,800 |
| • Ranked | 45th of 48 |
| Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | White 98.2%, Asian 0.8%, Mixed 0.7%, Black 0.2%, Other 0.1% |
| Unitary authority | |
| Council | Herefordshire Council |
| Executive | Conservative |
| Admin HQ | Hereford |
| Area | 2,180 km2 (840 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 7th of 326 |
| • Ranked | 94th of 326 |
| Density | [convert: %s]%s |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-HEF |
| ONS code | 00GA |
| GSS code | E06000019 |
| ITL | UKG11 |
| Website | www |
Herefordshire (known as County of Herefordshire) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders the English counties of Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south east and the Welsh counties of Gwent to the south west and Powys to the west. It is not to be confused with Hertfordshire, a county north of London.
It is pronounced ['herəfədʃə] (i.e. first syllable as in "herring", and -e- a separate syllable).
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