Newton Farm is a south-western suburb and ward of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. It is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council.[1] It is bounded by the village of Belmont Rural and suburbs of Hinton and Hunderton and Redhill. The ward is represented by both Cllrs Jacqui Carwardine and Mark Dykes. The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 4,528.[2]
| Newton Farm | |
|---|---|
 McDonald's restaurant in Belmont Rural, Newton Farm is to the right of the photo | |
  Newton Farm Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 4,528 (Newton Farm 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 | 01432 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, Newton Farm's ward profile population was 4,528. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Newton Farm: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[3] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 4,341 | 95.9% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 85 | 1.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 34 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 27 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 27 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 11 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,528 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Newton Farm's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Newton Farm: Religion: 2021 Census[4] | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,300 | 54.6% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,839 | 43.6% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 44 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 13 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 8 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 6 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,528 | 100% | |||||||||||
Geography
editNewton Farm is a residential area of Hereford and is bounded to the west by the A465 road and the Great Western Way greenway which offers access to Hereford to the north and finishes slightly southeast of the area and Redhill area.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Newton Farm Ward". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Wyld, James (1839). The Great Western, Cheltenham and Great Western, and Bristol and Exeter Railway Guides ...: With a Preliminary Description of the Construction of the Great Western and Other Railways ... and Guides to Windsor, Reading, Oxford, Gloucester, Hereford, Cheltenham, Bath, Wells, and Bristol. Wyld. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Newton Farm (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Newton Farm (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "How to Find us". Growing Local. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "BREAKING | Planning application submitted for community hub, sports pitches, allotments and a cafe in the Newton Farm area of Hereford". Herefordshire’s Independent Source of News & Information. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
