| Bredenbury | |
|---|---|
 Pasture near Bredenbury | |
  Bredenbury Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 169 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SO 609563 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROMYARD |
| Postcode district | HR7 |
| Dialling code | 01885 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Bredenbury is a village and civil parishinHerefordshire, England. It is located 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northeast of Hereford. The village lies on the A44 road, 3 miles (4.8 km) from Bromyard and 8 miles (13 km) from Leominster.[2]
The parish had a population of 185 in the 2001 UK census,[3] reducing to 169 at the 2011 census, and is grouped with Grendon Bishop and Wacton to form Bredenbury & District Group Parish Council for administrative purposes.[4]
The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is in the syle of 1300 but was built in the 1870s from a design by T H Wyatt.[5] Land for the church was donated by William Barneby, of nearby Bredenbury Court. The Barneby family commissioned many of the interior furnishings for the new church.[6] Wyatt also designed the first phase of Bredenbury Court in the Italianate style. An extension in 1902 was designed by Sir Guy Dawber.[5]
Bredenbury Primary School is much smaller than average, but was rated as outstanding by Ofsted in 2008.[7]
Bredenbury Court Barns is one of the more historic and iconic venues situated within Bredenbury, with the barns now being used for weddings.[8]
