Hatfield, Herefordshire

{{Short description|Village in Herefordshire, England}}

{{distinguish|Hatfield, Hertfordshire |Hatfield, South Yorkshire}}

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| civil_parish = Hatfield and Newhampton

| country= England

| region= West Midlands

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| unitary_england= County of Herefordshire

| lieutenancy_england= Herefordshire

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Hatfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hatfield and Newhampton, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 141.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10181173/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Hatfield Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 August 2023}} On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with New Hampton to form "Hatfield & Newhampton".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/leominster.html|title=Leominster Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=23 August 2023}}

Nearby settlements include the village of Bockleton, and the towns of Tenbury Wells, Bromyard and Leominster. The city and county town of Hereford is {{convert|14|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the south-southwest. The Herefordshire Trail runs through the village.

St Leonard's, the local church, is one of the oldest in Herefordshire; a church here was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. St Leonard's includes 13th and 14th-century bells and a late Saxon tub font. There is also a blocked late Saxon north doorway.{{Cite web |url=http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/hereford/churches/hatfield.htm |title=St Leonard's Church}}

There is a caravan site in the village.

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