Leominster
Town in Herefordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in England. For the town in the United States, see Leominster, Massachusetts. For the former district, see Leominster (district). For the former constituency, see Leominster (UK Parliament constituency).
Leominster (/ˈlɛmstər/ ⓘ LEM-stər) 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 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of Hereford and 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of 11,700,[2] Leominster is the largest of the five towns in the county; the others being Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington.
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Leominster | |
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Location within Herefordshire | |
Population | 11,959 (2021 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO496591 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEOMINSTER |
Postcode district | HR6 |
Dialling code | 01568 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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From 1974 to 1996, Leominster was the administrative centre for the former local government district of Leominster.