Bridstow is a village and

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, England, 2 km (1.2 miles) west of

Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye (Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye and ...

and 17 km (10.6 miles) south-east of

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. The parish is bounded to the east and south by the

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. The

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linking the M50 motorway to

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runs through the parish, crossing the Wye at Bridstow Bridge. The parish had a population of 906 in the

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, and an estimated population of 941 in 2018.

Heritage

The largest village in the parish is Wilton, site of the

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Wilton Castle Wilton Castle is a 12th-century Norman castle located in south-eastern Herefordshire, England on the River Wye adjacent to the town of Ross-on-Wye. The castle is named after the manor associated with it. This castle in Herefordshire, st ...

and

Wilton Bridge Wilton Bridge is a Grade I listed bridge crossing the River Wye between Wilton, Herefordshire and Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. History The bridge was authorised in 1597 and completed two years later. One of the arches was destroyed du ...

. The ''Liber Llandavensis'' (Book of Llandaff) records that in 1066, Herewald,

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, appointed Guollguinn as priest there. Wilton (as Wiltone) and Ashe Ingen (as Ascis) appear in the 1086

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. The

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, dedicated to St Bridget, has a tower in the

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. The rest of the exterior was rebuilt in 1862 to a design by Thomas Nicholson. The stained glass is by

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1870s

Writing in 1870–1872, John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' described Bridstow as "a parish in Ross district, Hereford; on the River Wye, adjacent to the Monmouth and Hereford railway, 1 mile W by N of Ross. Post Town, Ross. Acres, 2,199. Real property, £5,506. Pop., 717. Houses, 143. Wilton Castle here is an old seat of the Lords Grey de Wilton, burnt in the civil wars, and now an ivy-clad ruin. The living is a vicarage in the

Diocese of Hereford The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral ...

. Value, £276.* Patron, the Bishop of Hereford."

Amenities

Bridstow CE Primary School
is a Voluntary Aided Church of England co-educational school for pupils between 4 and 11 years old. Its motto is "Shine as a light in the World". In May 2016, the school entered into a "soft federation" agreement with the school at Brampton Abbotts, under which the two schools share a principal and some other functions. Retail, medical and other facilities are available at

(1½ miles, 2.5 km). Accommodation is available at Bridstow Guest House, a converted Victorian house. The village also has a village hall.

Transport

Bridstow has daytime bus services towards

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

and

.Bus Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
/ref> The nearest mainline railway stations are at

(14 miles, 23 km) and

(18 miles, 29 km). The A49 and A40 pass nearby, with links to the M50 motorway.

References

External links

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List of monuments in the parishBridstow page on ONS website
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