Herefordshire

Herefordshire County of Herefordshire
Ceremonial county
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "Pulchra terra Dei donum" ("This fair land is the gift of God")
Coordinates: 52°05′N 2°45′W / 52.083°N 2.750°W / 52.083; -2.750
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Established	1 April 1998
Established by	Local Government Commission for England
Preceded by	Hereford and Worcester
Origin	Ancient
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament	List of MPs
Police	West Mercia Police
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Edward Harley OBE
High Sheriff	Mrs Patricia Thomas[1] (2020–21)
Area	2,180 km2 (840 sq mi)
• Ranked	26th of 48
Population (2005 est.)	178,800
• Ranked	45th of 48
Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Ethnicity	White 98.2%, Asian 0.8%, Mixed 0.7%, Black 0.2%, Other 0.1%[2]
Unitary authority
Council	Herefordshire Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Hereford
Area	2,179 km2 (841 sq mi)
• Ranked	7th of 326
Population	189,300
• Ranked	94th of 326
Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-HEF
ONS code	00GA
GSS code	E06000019
ITL	UKG11
Website	www.herefordshire.gov.uk

Herefordshire (known as County of Herefordshire) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders the English counties of Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south east and the Welsh counties of Gwent to the south west and Powys to the west. It is not to be confused with Hertfordshire, a county north of London.

It is pronounced ['herəfədʃə] (i.e. first syllable as in "herring", and -e- a separate syllable).

The county town of Herefordshire is the cathedral city of Hereford.

1. ↑ "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5161.
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Ethnicity was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).