Weston under Penyard
Parish in Herefordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.902, -2.53 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 63 22 |
| Population: | 670 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 (Ross-on-Wye) |
Weston under Penyard is a quiet, rural parish on the eastern edge of Herefordshire, sitting beneath the wooded slopes of Penyard Hill and close to the boundary with the Forest of Dean and the River Wye. The area is noted for its sandstone outcrops around Penyard Rocks, which attract walkers and rock climbers, and for the patchwork of mixed farms, hedgerows and small woodlands that characterise the landscape.
Locally the community centres on the village, church, village hall and pub, with a history stretching back to medieval manorial patterns; many traditional cottages and a few larger country houses hint at that past. The economy remains largely agricultural, though a number of residents commute to nearby towns such as Ross-on-Wye, Hereford or Gloucester, and the parish retains a close-knit, village atmosphere prized by visitors and locals alike.
Postcode districts covering Weston under Penyard
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Cheltenham 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Worcester 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Hereford 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Stroud 17 miles27.4 km
- Great Malvern 17 miles27.4 km
- Tewkesbury 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Chepstow 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Dursley 17 miles27.3 km
- Abergavenny 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Bishop's Cleeve 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Churchdown 15.4 miles24.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Weston under Penyard Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Penyard Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Hope Mansell Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Lea Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ross East Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Linton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ross North Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ross-on-Wye Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Aston Ingham Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Walford Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ross West Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Brampton Abbotts Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Weston under Penyard
HR9 5TX, HR9 7NT, HR9 7FZ, HR9 5TY, HR9 7NP, HR9 7JX, HR9 7YH, HR9 7NR, HR9 5US … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36.8 miles59.2 km
- Cardiff Airport 49.3 miles79.4 km
- Parkend Railway Station 9.3 miles15 km
- Ledbury Railway Station 10.9 miles17.5 km
Hotels near Weston under Penyard Ad
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 2.6 miles4.1 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 2.5 miles4 km
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Three Choirs Vineyards 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Belfry Hotel 2 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 9.9 miles16 km
- Littledean House Hotel 2 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Speech House Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- White Hart Inn 6.4 miles10.3 km
Schools in Weston under Penyard
- Weston-under-Penyard C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 7 miles11.2 km
- Harewood Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Rotherwas Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Old Park wood Forest 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 14.3 miles23 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 16.2 miles26 km