| Ledbury | |
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  Ledbury Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 9,290 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO710373 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEDBURY |
| Postcode district | HR8 |
| Dialling code | 01531 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills.
It has a significant number of Tudor style timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of the most outstanding is Ledbury Market Hall,[2] built in 1617, located in the town centre. Other notable buildings include the parish church of St. Michael and All Angels,[3] the Painted Room[4] (containing sixteenth-century frescoes), the Old Grammar School, the Barrett-Browning memorial clock tower[5] (designed by Brightwen Binyon and opened in 1896 to house the library until 2015), nearby Eastnor Castle and the St. Katherine's Hospital site.[6] Founded c. 1231, this is a rare surviving example of a hospital complex, with hall, chapel, a Master's House (fully restored and opened in March 2015 to house the Library),[7] almshouses and a timber-framed barn.
- ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Ledbury Town Council - Ledbury Market House". www.ledburytowncouncil.gov.uk.
- ^ "Ledbury Parish Church". www.ledburyparishchurch.org.uk.
- ^ "The Painted Room - Ledbury Civic Society".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BARRETT BROWNING INSTITUTE, Ledbury - 1392673 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "St Katherine's Hospital and Almshouses, Ledbury, Herefordshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- ^ "The Master's House" (PDF). Ledbury Civic Society.[permanent dead link]