Ballingham
Parish in Herefordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.984, -2.629 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 56 31 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 (Ross-on-Wye) |
Ballingham sits in the steep, wooded valley of the River Wye in Herefordshire, tucked between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. The surrounding landscape forms part of the scenic Wye Valley, popular with walkers, anglers and canoeists, and the hamlet feels very much like a pocket of traditional English countryside with lanes, hedgerows and riverside meadows.
Historically the community grew around farming and river trade and retains a compact, close-knit character; the parish church and a number of old cottages hint at a medieval past. Today the local economy is a mix of agriculture, small-scale tourism and people commuting to nearby towns, while walkers and paddlers are drawn by the quiet riverbank and attractive scenery.
Postcode districts covering Ballingham
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Cheltenham 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Worcester 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Hereford 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Stroud 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Great Malvern 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Tewkesbury 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Chepstow 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Dursley 24 miles38.6 km
- Abergavenny 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Bishop's Cleeve 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Churchdown 20.9 miles33.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Brockhampton Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bolstone Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Little Dewchurch Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Dinedor Hill Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kings Caple Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Fownhope Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Holme Lacy Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Sollers Hope Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- How Caple Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Old Gore Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Harewood Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sellack Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Ballingham
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 41.7 miles67.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 49.4 miles79.6 km
- Hereford Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Ledbury Railway Station 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Ballingham Ad
- Alexander Park Resort 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Castle House Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Pilgrim Hotel 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Aylestone Court Hotel 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Godwins 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Three Choirs Vineyards 9.3 miles14.9 km
- The Feathers Hotel, Ledbury, Herefordshire 4 9.5 miles15.2 km
- The Talbot Inn 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
Local points of interest
- Harewood Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Rotherwas Estate 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles12 km
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13 miles21 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 14.3 miles23 km
- Blackmore Park Estate 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 17 miles27.4 km