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Leominster
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{{infobox England place with map UA|
|Map= Leominster - Hereford and Worcester dot.png
|Population= 11,000
|Place= Leominster
|District=
Herefordshire
|Region=
West Midlands (region) West Midlands
|Ceremonial= Herefordshire
|Traditional= Herefordshire
|Police=
West Mercia Constabulary West Mercia
|Constituency=
Leominster (UK Parliament constituency) Leominster
|Euro=
West Midlands (European Parliament constituency) West Midlands
|PostalTown= Leominster
|PostCode= HR6
|DiallingCode= +44 1568
|GridReference= SO496591
}}
''For the city of Leominster, Massachusetts, see
Leominster, Massachusetts.''
'''Leominster''' (
IPA chart for English pronounced {{IPA|[ˈlɛmstə]}}) is a
market town at {{gbmapping|SO496590}} in
Herefordshire,
England. It has a population of approximately 11,000 and is on the
River Lugg.
In
1052 the town was the site of the Battle of Llanllieni, the first battle between the
Normans and the
Wales Welsh.
From
1974 to
1996, Leominster served as the administrative centre for the
Districts of England local government district of
Leominster (district) Leominster and is still the centre of
Leominster (UK Parliament constituency) Leominster parliamentary constituency which covers northern Herefordshire and a small part of north-west
Worcestershire.
The town shares a friendly rivalry with
Hereford. In recent years, Leominster's multitude of
antique shops have brought many visitors to the town.
Leominster Priory, now serving as the
parish church, is the remaining part of a
12th century Benedictine monastery. Investigations near the site in
2005 were thought to have produced evidence of a
Rotunda (architecture) rotunda dating from
660 but this was not confirmed by subsequent excavations.
The four-mile
A49 road A49 £9m bypass opened in November 1988.
External links
-
Leominster.co.uk
* The Friends Of Leominster Priory [http://www.operationleofric.com Operation Leofric]
* BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/4665937.stm Important Saxon find in car park]
* BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/4148188.stm Experts excavate Saxon discovery]
* BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/4567904.stm No Saxon find for archaeologists]
{{Herefordshire-geo-stub}}
Category:Towns in Herefordshire
Category:Towns_of_the_Welsh_Marches
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