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Whitecross, Hereford

Coordinates: 52°03′31″N 2°44′05″W / 52.058545°N 2.734627°W / 52.058545; -2.734627
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Whitecross
The Woodpecker Sculpture on Whitecross Road, Hereford
Whitecross is located in Herefordshire
Whitecross
Whitecross
Location within Herefordshire
Population3,754 Ward Area Profile 2021 Census
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHereford
Postcode districtHR4
Dialling code01432
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°03′31″N 2°44′05″W / 52.058545°N 2.734627°W / 52.058545; -2.734627

Whitecross[1] or White Cross[2] is an inner-city suburb[3][4] and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is one of the 16 wards on Hereford City Council and as of 2024 was represented by Cllr Susan Boulter.[1] The ward covers the suburb of Broomy Hill. At the 2021 Census, the ward population was recorded at 3,754.

Geography

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Whitecross is bounded by the suburbs of Broomy Hill, Greyfriars, Kings Acre and Widemarsh to the west, north and east. It is also bounded by the suburb of Hinton & Hunderton, which is separated from Whitecross by the River Wye.[5]

Demographics

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At the 2021 census, the population of Whitecross ward was 3,754. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Whitecross: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[6]
Ethnic group Population %
White 3,660 97.5%
Mixed 42 1.1%
Asian or Asian British 29 0.8%
Black or Black British 13 0.3%
Other Ethnic Group 4 0.1%
Arab 4 0.1%
Total 3,754 100%

The religious composition of Whitecross ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Whitecross: Religion: 2021 Census[7]
Religious Population %
Christian 2,007 57.5%
Irreligious 1,421 40.7%
Muslim 29 2.1%
Other religion 21 0.6%
Hindu 6 0.2%
Buddhist 6 0.2%
Sikh 1 0.1%
Jewish 1 0.1%
Total 3,754 100%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Susan Boulter". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Gazetteer of British Place Names: White Cross". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ Ryder, Jill (1 June 1999). The Carriage Journal: Vol 37 No 1 Summer 1999. Carriage Assoc. of America.
  4. ^ Teachers, National Union of (1970). Report.
  5. ^ Eyton's Herd Book of Hereford Cattle. 1883.
  6. ^ "Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.