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Grounds of Berrington Hall near Leominster, Herefordshire: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Triumph_Arch_Berrington_Hall.jpgAuthor: J Scott
Leominster is a market town in the northern part of Herefordshire, England. It has a population of around 11,000 people (2012 estimate). It is the largest of the five towns surrounding the city of Hereford, which is 19 km (12 mi) to the south. Leominster is situated at the confluence of the River Lugg and the River Kenwater.
The history of Leominster goes back to the Anglo-Saxon period. In 1052, a battle erupted between the Welsh and the combined forces of the Normans and the English Saxons. The Reading Abbey founded a priory at Leominster in 1121. It was ransacked by the Welsh in 1402 and was destroyed. Archaeologists managed to rediscover remains of the priory in 2005.
Visiting Leominster
Take the M5 motorway to Junction 7, then continue north and west on the A44 road until you reach Leominster.
Leominster Priory: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leominster_Priory.jpgAuthor: Tony Grist
Places of Interest in Leominster
- Berrington Hall: Country house designed and built in 1778-81 by Henry Holland for Thomas Harley.
- Croft Castle: Manor house in the village of Yarpole, 7 km to the northwest of Leominster.
- Leominster Folk Museum: Museum with a vast collection of local artifacts.
- Priory Church, Leominster: Anglican parish church dating to a Benedictine Priory built in the 13th century.
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