Walford, Letton and Newton

{{Short description|Civil parish in Herefordshire, England}}

{{distinguish|Walford, Ross-on-Wye}}

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Walford, Letton and Newton is a civil parish in north Herefordshire, England, and approximately {{convert|20|mi|km|sigfig=1}} north-northwest from the city and county town of Hereford, and {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} east from the border with Wales.

Parish settlements are the village of Walford, at the north, and the hamlets of Letton and Newton farther south. The post town is Craven Arms and post district, SY7. Parish population at the 2011 census was 179.[https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04000897 "Walford, Letton and Newton Parish"], nomis, Office for National Statistics, Retrieved 10 November 2022

Walford village is {{convert|600|yd|m|sigfig=1}} south of the River Teme, and about {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} south-west of Leintwardine. The A4113 Bromfield to Knighton road runs through the village. Mound remains of a motte-and-bailey are at the east of Walford ({{gbmapping|SO3913972413}}). Letton, {{convert|1.5|mi|km|0}} south of Walford, comprises two farms and two residential properties. Newton comprises a group of farm buildings and a row of six cottages.

At the time of the Domesday Survey Walford was known as 'Waliforde', which may mean 'ford of the Welshmen'.Herefordshire Place Names - Copleston-Crow, BAR British Series 214, 1989

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