Kingsthorne

Kingsthorne
Kingsthorne  Kingsthorne shown within Herefordshire
OS grid reference	SO500320
Civil parish	Much Birch
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEREFORD
Postcode district	HR2 8
Dialling code	01981
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford and South Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire

Coordinates: 51°59′02″N 2°43′41″W / 51.984°N 2.728°W

Kingsthorne, also known as King's Thorn, is a village in Herefordshire, England located between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye adjacent to the A49 and A466 roads.

The rural area to the west of the village

Location

The village is located 6 miles (9.7 km) south from Hereford and 22 miles (35 km) north west from Gloucester.

Amenities

As the land use within the village is almost entirely residential, most services are located outside the village. The primary school catering for approximately 200 pupils is situated between Kingsthorne and Much Birch.^[1] The village is part of the Wormelow Hundred Benefice with the Church being located in Little Birch,^[2] and the nearest pub is in the adjacent village of Wormelow Tump.

References

1. "Home page". Much Birch CE Primary School. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
2. "Venues". Much Birch Parish Council. Retrieved 1 January 2015.