Leominster

Leominster
Leominster
	; Leominster High Street
	Leominster
	Location within Herefordshire
Population	11,691 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SO496591
Civil parish	Leominster;
Unitary authority	Herefordshire;
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEOMINSTER
Postcode district	HR6
Dialling code	01568
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Herefordshire;
	List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°13′N 2°44′W / 52.22°N 2.74°W

Leominster (pronounced Lem-ster) is a market town in Northern Herefordshire, a county in England.

Geography

It is located 12 miles (19 km) north of Hereford, the county town, and 7 miles (11 km) south of Ludlow in Shropshire.

The town has a population of 11,691 people. This makes it Herefordshire's largest town as Hereford is a city.

During the Middle Ages, Leominster was the hometown of Æthelmod, an English saint. He was buried in the town.

Leominster is situated on the A44, which runs from Oxford to Aberwystwyth and on the A49, which runs north from Ross-on-Wye and ends just south of Bamber Bridge in Lancashire. It also has strong railway links. Leominster railway station is on the Welsh Marches Line. Passengers can get direct trains northbound to Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Chester, Llandudno, Holyhead, Crewe and Manchester as well as trains southbound to Hereford, Cardiff, Swansea and South-West Wales.