Hinton & Hunderton is a southern suburb and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. The ward covers the southern part of Hereford across the River Wye and is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council.[1] Cllrs Cat Hornsey and Kevin Tillett represent the ward. The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 4,383.
| Hinton & Hunderton | |
|---|---|
 Hinton & Hunderton across the River Wye bridge as seen from the top of Hereford Cathedral | |
  Hinton & Hunderton Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 4,383 (Hinton & Hunderton Ward Profile, 2021 Census) |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR2 |
| Dialling code | 01342 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, Hinton & Hunderton's ward profile population was 4,383. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Hinton & Hunderton: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[2] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 4,225 | 96.4% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 69 | 1.6% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 50 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 25 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 9 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 6 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,383 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Hinton & Hunderton's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Hinton & Hunderton: Religion: 2021 Census[3] | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,135 | 52.6% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,836 | 45.3% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 39 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 22 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 9 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 9 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,383 | 100% | |||||||||||
St Martin's Church
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A notable landmark in the area is the Grade II listed, St Martin's Church in Hunderton. It is an active place of worship and was built originally in 1844 and includes a spire and a Welsh Slate roof.[4]
Geography
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The area is bordered by the River Wye and directly south of both Central and Greyfriars areas of Hereford. It is also opposite both Broomy Hill and Bartonsham.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Hinton & Hunderton Ward". Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Aylestone Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Aylestone Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, Hereford - 1196856 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "History of The City of Hereford". Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Deadline given for work to repair Hereford riverside eyesore". Hereford Times. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
