Hereford

cathedral city and county town of Herefordshire, England
City city Q204720
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Hereford

Summary

Hereford is a city[1]. Hereford ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hereford is located in Herefordshire[3].
  • Hereford is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Hereford is on the body of water River Wye[5].
  • Hereford's image is recorded as Wye Bridge, Hereford.jpg[6].
  • Hereford's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Hereford's instance of is recorded as county town[8].
  • Hereford's instance of is recorded as civil parish[9].
  • Hereford's instance of is recorded as civil parish with city status[10].
  • Hereford's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Hereford City Council.svg[11].
  • Hereford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dillenburg[12].
  • Hereford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133696747[13].
  • Hereford's GND ID is recorded as 4241910-4[14].
  • Hereford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81018235[15].
  • Hereford's postal code is recorded as HR1[16].
  • Hereford's Commons category is recorded as Hereford[17].
  • Hereford's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 6137325[18].
  • Hereford's pronunciation audio is recorded as Hereford en gb.ogg[19].
  • Hereford's local dialing code is recorded as 01432[20].
  • Hereford's OS grid reference is recorded as SO515405[21].
  • Hereford's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.056388888889, 'lon': -2.7161111111111}[22].
  • Hereford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d2lt[23].
  • Hereford's GSS code is recorded as E04000921[24].
  • Hereford's official website is recorded as http://www.herefordcitycouncil.gov.uk/[25].
  • Hereford's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hereford[26].
  • Hereford's Commons gallery is recorded as Hereford[27].

Body

Geography

Hereford is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Hereford is located in Herefordshire[3]. Hereford is on the body of water River Wye[5].

Physical Characteristics

Hereford's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+17.1'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+63024'}[29], {'amount': '+53113'}[30], {'amount': '+50154'}[31], and {'amount': '+53516'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7], county town[8], civil parish[9], and civil parish with city status[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hereford include Hereford railway station[33], a railway station[34], in United Kingdom[35].

Why It Matters

Hereford ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month).[2] Hereford has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Hereford is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Hereford include Hereford railway station[33], a railway station[34], in United Kingdom[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . civicheraldry.co.uk. civicheraldry.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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