Downton, Herefordshire

Human settlement in England

Downton

Unitary authority

Herefordshire

Region

West Midlands

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Hereford and South Herefordshire

List of places: UK; England; Herefordshire

52°21′14″N 2°50′24″W / 52.354°N 2.840°W / 52.354; -2.840

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

^ "Archived copy". www.herefordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Herefordshire Through Time - Parishes: D". Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "Archive news from the Worcester News". Retrieved 30 January 2016.