Downton, Herefordshire

Downton
Downton  Downton shown within Herefordshire
Population	65 (United Kingdom Census 2001)
OS grid reference	SO427733
Civil parish	Downton
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ludlow
Postcode district	SY8
Dialling code	01568
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford and South Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire

Coordinates: 52°21′14″N 2°50′24″W / 52.354°N 2.840°W

Downton is a civil parish in Herefordshire, located in the north of the county and containing the village of Downton-on-the-Rock. It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Burrington.^[1] In the Domesday Book Downton is referred to as "Duntune", meaning "hill settlement".^[2] At Downton Gorge the River Teme cuts through a limestone ridge; above the gorge is Downton Castle, an 18th-century country house with a tower built to resemble a castle.^[3]

References

1. http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/factsandfigures/docs/area_profiles/locality_search-parish_group_ward.xls
2. "Herefordshire Through Time - Parishes: D". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
3. "Archive news from the Worcester News". Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

• A History of The Downton Estate and Downton Shoot