Kilpeck
Parish in Herefordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.97, -2.83 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 43 30 |
| Dialling code: | 01981 (Wormbridge) |
Kilpeck sits in south Herefordshire, close to the border with Wales, tucked into rolling pastoral countryside above the River Monnow. It’s a very small, rural community where fields, hedgerows and small woodlands still dominate the landscape and village life tends to be quiet and neighbourly.
The village is best known for the 12th‑century Norman church of St Mary and St David, celebrated for its extraordinary Romanesque carvings - corbels, grotesques and a rare Sheela‑na‑gig - carved from local red sandstone and often linked to the so‑called Herefordshire School of sculpture; nearby earthworks mark a former motte‑and‑bailey. The local economy is largely agricultural, supplemented by modest tourism from visitors, walkers and architectural enthusiasts, and community activity tends to revolve around the church and occasional village events.
Postcode districts covering Kilpeck
Most populated places nearby
- Hereford 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Cwmbran Central 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Cwmbrân 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Great Malvern 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Pontypool 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Ebbw Vale 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Ebbw Vale North 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Ebbw Vale South 21.1 miles34 km
- Chepstow 24.2 miles39 km
- Brynmawr 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Tredegar 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Abergavenny 12.9 miles20.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Pontrilas Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wormside Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kentchurch Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Thruxton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Abbey Dore Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Ewyas Harold and Pontrilas Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Much Dewchurch Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ewyas Harold Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Orcop Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Allensmore Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Kingstone Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Dulas Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Kilpeck
HR2 9DE, HR2 9DQ, HR2 0BS, HR2 9EB, HR2 9DL, HR2 9DW, HR2 0BG, HR2 9DX, HR2 9DZ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 40.8 miles65.7 km
- Cardiff Airport 45.3 miles72.9 km
- Hereford Railway Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Abergavenny Railway Station 13 miles21 km
Hotels near Kilpeck Ad
- Pilgrim Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Castle House Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Aylestone Court Hotel 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Green Dragon Hotel 7.6 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Harewood Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Rotherwas Estate 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Old Park wood Forest 17 miles27.3 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 17.3 miles27.9 km