Hoarwithy is a small village in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Hentland
Hentland is a hamlet and civil parish about north-west of Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England.
The small hamlet settlement of Hentland at the east of the parish contains the parish church of St Dubricius. The civil parish, bounded on its eas ...
, and on the
River Wye in
Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthsh ...
, England.
It is known for its church of
St Catherine built in an Italian Romanesque style with detached
campanile. The church, on a steep hillside above the village was built to a design by
J. P. Seddon by William Poole, the wealthy Vicar of
Hentland
Hentland is a hamlet and civil parish about north-west of Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England.
The small hamlet settlement of Hentland at the east of the parish contains the parish church of St Dubricius. The civil parish, bounded on its eas ...
in the 1870s.
The village has one public house, the New Harp Inn, which is adjacent to the River Wye.
External links
Church and community site includes location map
including a page dedicated to St Catherine's Church, Hoarwithy
Villages in Herefordshire
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