Kinnersley
{{About|the village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
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|country = England
|static_image = Kinnersley Castle.jpg
|static_image_caption= Kinnersley Castle, a Grade II* listed building in the centre of the village
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|official_name =Kinnersley
|population = 316
|shire_district=
|shire_county = Herefordshire
|region= West Midlands
|constituency_westminster= North Herefordshire
|postcode_district = HR3
|postcode_area= HR
|post_town= Hereford
|dial_code= 01544
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Kinnersley is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The village is about {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} east of the Wales-England border and {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} north-west of Hereford.{{Citation | title = Hereford and Leominster (Landranger Map 149) | author = Ordnance Survey | author-link = Ordnance Survey | publisher = Ordnance Survey | year = 2007 | edition = B2 | isbn = 978-0-319-22953-8 }}
Geography
At roughly 200 metres above sea level and {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of the River Wye, the village is mostly elevated away from the floodplain of the Wye. It has steep hills nearby which almost enclose and shelter Kinnersley. Summers are warm and relatively dry, winters are cool and wet.{{cn|date=September 2022}} Surrounding Kinnersley are mostly crops and apple orchards which are owned by local cider companies including H. P. Bulmer. The scenery looks towards the Black Mountains and Hereford. The main Brecon to Leominster road, the A44 passes through Kinnersley.
Community
Parish population, of about 100, is employed partly in farming and agriculture, or in nearby towns and cities. The village has a high proportion of pensioners.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
The Grade I parish church of Church of St James was restored and improved over many years by George Frederick Bodley, winner of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture in 1899, who had married Minna Reaveley in 1872. Minna was a daughter of the family who at that time owned Kinnersley Castle. Bodley is buried in a Grade II monument in the churchyard.{{NHLE|num=1157630|desc=Church of St James|grade=I|access-date=20 February 2022}}{{Cite web | title = Ross-on-Wye Civic Society - G. F. Bodley in Herefordshire | work = Ross-on-Wye & District Civic Society newsletter Spring 2002 | publisher = Ross-on-Wye Civic Society | url = http://www.rosscivic.org.uk/index.php?page=civic_510-G._F._Bodley_in_Herefordshire | accessdate = 2010-08-14}}{{Cite web | title = Bodley Monument Church of St James - Kinnersley - Herefordshire - England | publisher = British Listed Buildings Online | url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-150417-bodley-monument-about-50-yards-west-of-t | accessdate = 2010-08-14}} Adjacent to the east from the church is the Grade II* Kinnersley Castle.{{NHLE|num=1081683|desc=Kinnersley Castle|grade=II*|access-date=20 February 2022}}
The local public house, the Kinnersley Arms closed down in 2022.[https://www.kinnersleyarms.co.uk Kinnersley Arms], Retrieved 9 September 2022
References
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External links
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- [http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=3886 Kinnersley St James church] at britainexpress.com
- [https://jfarrar.co.uk/aug14.htm Ramblings 2014 Tuesday 5 August – Kinnersley Castle] at jfarrar.co.uk
- [https://www.kinnersleyarms.co.uk Kinnersley Arms website]
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