Leominster
Sign in to saveLeominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of almost 12,000, Leominster is the largest of the five towns in the county; the others being Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Leominster Priory.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Leominster Priory
- UK place.population
- 11,959
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.official_name
- Leominster
- UK place.civil_parish
- Leominster
- UK place.unitary_england
- Herefordshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Herefordshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Herefordshire
- UK place.post_town
- LEOMINSTER
- UK place.postcode_area
- HR
- UK place.postcode_district
- HR6
- UK place.dial_code
- 01568
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO496591
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Article
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- Toponymy
- History
- Climate
- Transport
- Schools
- Media
- Notable people
- Sport
- Twin towns
- Local attractions
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of almost 12,000, Leominster is the largest of the five towns in the county; the others being Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington.
From 1974 to 1996, Leominster was the administrative centre for the former local government district of Leominster.