Bromyard Downs

Bromyard Downs
looking north towards the crest of Bromyard Downs
Map
TypeCommon land
Locationnorth of the town
Nearest cityBromyard
Coordinates52°11′46″N 2°29′20″W / 52.196°N 2.489°W / 52.196; -2.489
Operated byHerefordshire Council

Bromyard Downs is an area of registered common land, and a scattered settlement, just outside the town of Bromyard in Herefordshire, England. The 114 hectares of downs rise to over 700 ft where a plateau dominates the escarpment overlooking the town. The downs are a combination of gorse and grassland, wood and coppice.

As of 2019 there were 93 registered commoners, some of whom with livestock grazing rights under the Commons Act 2006. Rights under the act include pasturage, estovers and turbary.