Holmer and Shelwick
civil parish in Herefordshire, England
Holmer and Shelwick is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is immediately to the north of Hereford and includes Holmer, Munstone, Shelwick and Shelwick Green. It is surrounded by rural fields, but the amenities of Hereford are very close by.
Population and history
In the 1870s Holmer and Shelwick was described as:
"HOLMER, a village, a township, and a parish, in the district and county of Hereford. The village stands near the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, 2 miles N of Hereford; and has a post office under Hereford.-The township includes Shelwick hamlet, and bears the name of Holmer and Shelwick."
Holmer and Shelwick was founded and created in 1837, however was then abolished in 1884 and became three separate parishes, these were Holmer, Holmer Within and Breinton. Holmer Within was also created out of the parish All Saints but was later abolished in 1932 and became a part of Hereford. Holmer is now what the parish of Holmer and Shelwick is known as, although Holmer and Shelwick is still used by some as the name of this small village.
In 1881, Holmer and Shelwick had a total population of 2,154, this was made up of 1,075 males and 1,079 females. The 1881 total population is a huge increase compared to 10 years earlier when there was a total population of 1,905 in 1871.
In 2001 Holmer and Shelwick had a population of 1,427 people, with 664 males and 763 females.
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