Bartonsham
{{Short description|Suburb of Hereford in Herefordshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.051|-2.706|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Herefordshire
| official_name = Bartonsham
| static_image = Railway Bridge, Bartonsham - geograph.org.uk - 6090524.jpg
| static_image_caption = Railway Bridge near Bartonsham, Hereford
| population =
| population_ref = Central Ward Area Profile
| unitary_england = Herefordshire
| lieutenancy_england = Herefordshire
| region = West Midlands
| constituency_westminster = Hereford
| civil_parish = Hereford
| post_town = Hereford
| postcode_district = HR1
| postcode_area = HR
| dial_code = 01432
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Bartonsham is an inner city suburb of the city of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. It is located southeast of the city centre on the River Wye.{{cite web |title=Living in Hereford|url=https://www.chancellors.co.uk/news/lifestyle/living-in-hereford |website=Chancellors |access-date=26 August 2024 |date=3 November 2023}}{{cite web |title=Bartonsham History Group |url=https://www.bartonshamhistory.org.uk/ |website=Bartonsham History Group |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Office |first1=Great Britain Post |title=British Postal Guide |date=1896 |page=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iL1AAQAAMAAJ&dq=bartonsham+hereford&pg=PA56 |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Bannister |first1=Arthur |title=The place-names of Herefordshire |date=1 January 1916 |publisher=Dalcassian Publishing Company |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrLWDwAAQBAJ&dq=bartonsham+hereford&pg=PA15 |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}} It is bounded by Hereford City Centre, Eign Hill, The Hamptons and Tupsley. It is part of the Central Ward.
Bartonsham meadows
The water meadows enclosed by a meander of the River Wye are owned by the Church Commissioners. They were used for grazing until 2023 and were then leased for 25 years to the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust which is restoring the land as a nature reserve.{{cite web |title=History of The Meadows |url=https://www.bartonshamhistory.org.uk/history-of-the-meadows.html |website=Bartonsham History Group |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Bartonsham Meadows |url=https://www.herefordshirewt.org/bartonsham-meadows |website=www.herefordshirewt.org |publisher=Herefordshire Wildlife Trust |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}}
St James' Church
St James' Church, built in 1869 and restored in 1903 after a fire, is grade II listed.{{NHLE|num=1471520 |desc=Church of St James and boundary wall| access-date=26 August 2024}} Includes detailed description of the church's history It is part of a joint ecclesiastical parish with the grade II* listed St Peter's church in the city centre.{{cite web |title=St Peter's and St James' Church, SPSJ, Hereford, England |url=https://www.spsj.org.uk/ |website=St Peter & St James |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}}{{NHLE|num=1196883 |desc=Church of St Peter | access-date=26 August 2024}}
An earlier church, St Owen's, dated from the 11th century but was destroyed in 1645 during the Siege of Hereford.{{cite web |title=Parish History 13 Site of St Owens Church |url=https://www.bartonshamhistory.org.uk/parish-history-13-site-of-st-owens-church.html |website=Bartonsham History Group |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}} St James's church was built when the population of this part of the city expanded rapidly in the second half of the 19th century.{{cite web |title=St James' Church |url=https://www.bartonshamhistory.org.uk/st-james-church.html |website=Bartonsham History Group |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=The History of St James' Church, Bartonsham |url=https://www.bartonshamhistory.org.uk/uploads/2/0/9/4/20946882/stjameshistory_1.pdf |publisher=Bartonsham History Group and St James' Church |access-date=26 August 2024}}
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