Lea, Herefordshire

Lea is a village and civil parish in the South East of Herefordshire, just south-east of Ross-on-Wye and adjoining Gloucestershire.[2] Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village.

Lea

Church of St John the Baptist, Lea
Lea
Location within Herefordshire
Population673 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO655214
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRoss-on-Wye
Postcode districtHR9
Dialling code01989
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The railway engineering company Alan Keef Ltd has its headquarters on the outskirts of the village.[3]

Between 1855 and 1964, Lea was served by Mitcheldean Road railway station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. "The Lea Parish Council". Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. "Alan Keef Ltd - Light Railway Engineers & Industrial Locomotive Builders:". Retrieved 30 December 2013.


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