Wigmore
Parish in Herefordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.313, -2.882 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 39 68 |
| Population: | 757 |
Wigmore is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, close to the Welsh border in England. It sits amid rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes typical of the border Marches, offering a quiet rural setting rather than an urban centre.
The village is best known for the atmospheric ruins of Wigmore Castle, the medieval stronghold of the Mortimer earls that shaped much of the area's history; the settlement grew up around that marcher-lord centre. Today Wigmore remains a modest agricultural community with a handful of historic buildings and local activities, popular with walkers and those interested in the borderlands’ medieval past.
Postcode districts covering Wigmore
Most populated places nearby
- Hereford 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Bridgnorth 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Newtown 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 23 miles37.1 km
- Leominster 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Ludlow 8.1 miles13.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Mortimer Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Wigmore Built-up area 1 mile1.5 km
- Walford, Letton and Newton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Adforton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Lingen Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Aymestrey Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Leinthall Starkes Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Kinsham Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Brampton Bryan Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Elton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Leintwardine Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Lucton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Wigmore
HR6 9UZ, HR6 9UE, HR6 9UR, HR6 9UD, HR6 9UX, HR6 9UP, HR6 9UH, SY7 0EE, HR6 9UN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 48.8 miles78.5 km
- Bristol Airport 64.6 miles104 km
- Bucknell Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hopton Heath Railway Station 5.6 miles8.9 km
Hotels near Wigmore Ad
- Riverside Inn, Aymestrey 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Lion 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The Town House Ludlow 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Radnorshire Arms Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Clive Arms 5 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Swan Hotel 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Burton Hotel and Cloud Nine 3 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Wheatsheaf Inn 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Fishmore Hall 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Wigmore
- Wigmore Primary School Primary
- Wigmore School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Easton Court Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Clee Hills Hill 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Clun Forest Forest 15 miles24.2 km
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 18.7 miles30.2 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 18.8 miles30.3 km