Tupsley
{{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|52.054097|-2.687005|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Herefordshire
| official_name = Tupsley
| static_image = St Paul, Tupsley - geograph.org.uk - 4218168.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Paul's Church, Tupsley, Hereford
| population = 3,075
| population_ref = Ward Area Profile, 2021 Census
| 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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Tupsley is a historic village, ward and suburb of the city of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. It is located southeast of the city centre and close to the River Wye. Tupsley is surrounded by the suburbs of Bartonsham, Eign Hill, and The Hamptons. The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 3,075.{{Cite web |title=Tupsley (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/wards/county_of_herefordshire/E05009486__tupsley/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} It is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. It is represented by Cllr Jim Kenyon.{{Cite web |title=Jim Kenyon: Tupsley Ward|publisher=Hereford City Council |url=https://herefordcitycouncil.gov.uk/team/tupsley/ |access-date=15 February 2025}}
History
File:The Cock of Tupsley pub, Hereford - IMG 0062.JPG
Tupsley was described in 1870-72 as a small village within Herefordshire and close to the city of Hereford.{{cite web |title=History of Tupsley in Herefordshire|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4116 |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|access-date=31 August 2024}} John Marius Wilson's 1870-1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales says:
{{quote|"TUPSLEY, a township-chapelry in Bishop-Hampton parish, Herefordshire; 2 miles E of Hereford r. station. Post town, Hereford. Real property, £5,247. Pop., 802. Houses, 149. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £240.* Patron, the Bishop of H. The church was built in 1866."}}
In 1866 Tupsley became a separate civil parish, on 1 October 1932 the parish was abolished to form Hereford.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10130529|title=Relationships and changes Tupsley CP|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|access-date=4 September 2024}} In 1931 the parish had a population of 1455.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10130529/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Tupsley CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=4 September 2024}} Until 1998 it was in Hereford district.
The village remained separate from the wider Hereford area until after the Second World War{{cite web |title=Tupsley {{!}} Herefordshire Past |url=https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/places/tupsley/ |website=herefordshirepast.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2024}} when it was then merged into the city's wider wards and represented in both the counties of Hereford and Worcester and Herefordshire under Hereford City Council. Today, the village is now merged with Bartonsham, Eign Hill, and The Hamptons areas of Hereford.
St Paul's Church
File:St Paul's Church, Tupsley, Hereford - geograph.org.uk - 4371308.jpg
A notable landmark of Tupsley is the church of St Paul's. It was first built in 1865 by local architect, FR Kempson who lived in Holme Lacy and had built certain notable buildings in his life. The church of St Paul's being one of them. The church is designated as a Grade II listed building by Historic England.{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Paul|num=1196813|grade=II|access-date=31 August 2024}} The church remains an active place of worship on Church Road, Tupsley.{{cite web |title=St Paul’s, Tupsley |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10752/ |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en}}
Amenities
File:Tupsley War Memorial Cross, Hereford - geograph.org.uk - 4349707.jpg
Tupsley has a small shopping centre on Old Eign Hill and there are also some shops on Ledbury Road to the north.{{cite web |title=Tupsley Post Office |url=https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/2406187/tupsley |website=www.postoffice.co.uk |publisher=www.postoffice.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=Home - St Paul's Childcare - Child care in Church Road Hereford |url=http://www.stpaulschildcare.co.uk/ |website=www.stpaulschildcare.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2024}}{{cite news |title=REVEALED {{!}} Emerging Masterplan made public for plans to build up to 350 homes in the Tupsley area on the outskirts of Hereford |url=https://yourherefordshire.co.uk/all/news/revealed-emerging-masterplan-made-public-for-plans-to-build-up-to-350-homes-in-the-tupsley-area-on-the-outskirts-of-hereford/ |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Herefordshire’s Independent Source of News & Information |date=6 September 2023}}
Transport
The village has frequent bus services to Hereford and Ledbury among other destinations.{{cite web |title=A - Tupsley & Hampton Park Circular |url=https://bustimes.org/services/a-hereford-tupsley-hampton-park-circular?date=2024-09-02 |website=bustimes.org |access-date=31 August 2024}}
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the population of Eign Hill's ward profile was 3,075. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward were:
| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;"|Tupsley: Ethnicity: 2021 Census |
| Ethnic group
! Population ! % |
|---|
| |White
|style="text-align:right;"|2,943 |style="text-align:right;"|95.7% |
| Asian or Asian British
|style="text-align:right;"|73 |style="text-align:right;"|2.4% |
| Mixed
|style="text-align:right;"|34 |style="text-align:right;"|1.1% |
| Arab
|style="text-align:right;"|11 |style="text-align:right;"|0.4% |
| Black or Black British
|style="text-align:right;"|7 |style="text-align:right;"|0.2% |
| Other Ethnic Group
|style="text-align:right;"|6 |style="text-align:right;"|0.2% |
| Total
|style="text-align:right;"|3,075 |style="text-align:right;"|100% |
The religious composition of Tupsley's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;"|Tupsley: Religion: 2021 Census |
| Religious
! Population ! % |
|---|
| |Christian
|style="text-align:right;"|1,824 |style="text-align:right;"|64.5% |
| Irreligious
|style="text-align:right;"|953 |style="text-align:right;"|33.7% |
| Muslim
|style="text-align:right;"|22 |style="text-align:right;"|0.8% |
| Buddhist
|style="text-align:right;"|11 |style="text-align:right;"|0.4% |
| Hindu
|style="text-align:right;"|9 |style="text-align:right;"|0.3% |
| Other religion
|style="text-align:right;"|8 |style="text-align:right;"|0.3% |
| Total
|style="text-align:right;"|3,075 |style="text-align:right;"|100% |
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