Abbey Dore
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Abbey Dore
Coordinates: 51°58′12″N 2°53′42″W / 51.970°N 2.895°W
| Abbey Dore | |
 The gardens at Abbey Dore Court |
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 Abbey Dore
Abbey Dore shown within Herefordshire |
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| Population | 342 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SD3830 |
| Parish | Abbey Dore |
| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Ceremonial county | Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEREFORD |
| Postcode district | HR2 |
| Dialling code | 01981 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Hereford and South Herefordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Herefordshire | |
Abbey Dore is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, known for Dore Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian abbey, expanded in the 13th century. The village is situated in the Golden Valley, and has a population of 342.[1] Abbey Dore Court has large gardens open to the public in spring and summer.
Abbeydore railway station closed in 1941. It was on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye.
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Abbeydore village hall
References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts: Herefordshire". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790292. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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