Lower Harpton
Parish in Herefordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.227, -3.062 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 27 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01544 (Kington) |
Lower Harpton is a small, rural parish in Herefordshire, set among rolling farmland, hedgerows and quiet country lanes. The landscape is predominantly agricultural, with scattered farmsteads, small woods and field patterns that reflect a long history of rural settlement.
Locally the economy remains centred on farming, supplemented by a few small enterprises and people who commute to nearby market towns; social life is modest and often tied to neighbouring villages. Historic touches - old stone buildings, boundary banks and occasional earthworks - give the area a sense of continuity and a quietly preserved country character.
Postcode districts covering Lower Harpton
Most populated places nearby
- Hereford 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Newtown 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Leominster 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Ludlow 17.7 miles28.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Knill Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kington Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Old Radnor Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kington Rural Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bredward Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Titley Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Presteigne Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Huntington Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Lyonshall Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Stapleton Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Staunton on Arrow Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
Example postcodes in Lower Harpton
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 57.6 miles92.7 km
- Cardiff Airport 58.6 miles94.4 km
- Knighton Railway Station 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Knucklas Railway Station 9.3 miles14.9 km
Hotels near Lower Harpton Ad
- The Swan Hotel 2 miles3.3 km
- The Radnorshire Arms Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Burton Hotel and Cloud Nine 3 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Riverside Inn, Aymestrey 4 10 miles16.1 km
Local points of interest
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Clun Forest Forest 16.8 miles27 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Easton Court Estate 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 19.2 miles31 km
- Rhayader Stadium 19.7 miles31.7 km