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  • proper noun An inland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.

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Examples

  • Earl Harold was given the task of counter attacking, and seems to have built a fortification at Longtown in Herefordshire before refortifying Hereford.

    Kings and Princes 2009

  • Earl Harold was given the task of counter attacking, and seems to have built a fortification at Longtown in Herefordshire before refortifying Hereford.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • From the NY Times: A 425-million-year-old fossil found in Herefordshire, England, may be the oldest record of an animal that is unarguably male.

    December 2003 2003

  • In a window on the south side of Ledbury Church in Herefordshire such a dial still remains.

    The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

  • I look forwards with much pleasure to the days I shall pass at Brixton. my Uncle is at present at his living in Herefordshire — & soon after his return my travels commence. from hence to Brixton — to Rye & home.

    Letter 53 1794

  • Worcestershire, Leominster in Herefordshire, Ludlow in Shropshire, Solihull and

    Carrie Kabak - An interview with author 2010

  • The British Geological Survey said the earthquake, which registered 3.6 on the Richter Scale, emanated from Bromyard, in Herefordshire.

    Small earthquake in Shropshire 2008

  • The British Geological Survey said the earthquake, which registered 3.6 on the Richter Scale, emanated from Bromyard, in Herefordshire.

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

  • It was on the Malverns, a few miles north of a landmark called Herefordshire Beacon.

    To Ruin a Queen FIONA BUCKLEY 2000

  • It was on the Malverns, a few miles north of a landmark called Herefordshire Beacon.

    To Ruin a Queen FIONA BUCKLEY 2000

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