Richard's Castle

Richard's Castle
The B4361 road through the village – the pub is to the right
Richard's Castle is located in Shropshire
Richard's Castle
Richard's Castle
Location within Shropshire
Population674 (2011)
Shropshire424
Herefordshire250
OS grid referenceSO492696
Civil parish
  • Richard's Castle
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUDLOW
Postcode districtSY8
Dialling code01584
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°19′19″N 2°44′38″W / 52.322°N 2.744°W / 52.322; -2.744

Richard's Castle is a village, castle and two civil parishes on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in England. The Herefordshire part of the parish had a population of 250 at the 2011 Census, the Shropshire part, 424.[1] [2]

The village lies on the B4361 road, 5+12 miles (8.9 km) south of the historic market town of Ludlow. It is a dispersed settlement, with an older core near the castle, 34 mile (1.2 km) to the north-west of the larger main part of the village which is on the B4361. On the B4361 is the village hall, and The Castle Inn traditional public house.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Herefordshire Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Shropshire Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ Shropshire Council[usurped] Richard's Castle Village Hall
  4. ^ CAMRA Whatpub.com Castle Inn, Richard's Castle