RTM - Parishes

The parishes of RTM are situated in the southern part of Herefordshire in the Diocese of Hereford and consist of the town of Ross-on-Wye and the thirteen surrounding parishes of Aston Ingham, Linton, Upton Bishop, Hope Mansel, The Lea and Weston-under-Penyard to the east and Brampton Abbotts, How Caple, Sollershope, Foy, Bridstow and Peterstow to the north and Walford to the south.

Ross-on-Wye is a well-established market town with a population of approximately 10,000. It serves the area with shops, library, theatre, community centre and banks and has regular bus services to Hereford and Gloucester (both about 16 miles away) and daily coach services to London, Birmingham and Cardiff. As well as the parish church there are churches of other denominations including Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist/United Reformed and Quakers. Churches Together work in the town and join forces on special occasions.

The villages of in the Team are like many in the Diocese of Hereford, with small, scattered populations. However, the Diocese is keen to maintain the churches in its rural communities, and as several of our parishes have no shop, pub or school, the church has a vital role to play, often being the centre of community life within the village or hamlet.

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	The Parishes
	The parishes of RTM are situated in the southern part of Herefordshire in the Diocese of Hereford and consist of the town of Ross-on-Wye and the thirteen surrounding parishes of Aston Ingham, Linton, Upton Bishop, Hope Mansel, The Lea and Weston-under-Penyard to the east and Brampton Abbotts, How Caple, Sollershope, Foy, Bridstow and Peterstow to the north and Walford to the south. Ross-on-Wye is a well-established market town with a population of approximately 10,000. It serves the area with shops, library, theatre, community centre and banks and has regular bus services to Hereford and Gloucester (both about 16 miles away) and daily coach services to London, Birmingham and Cardiff. As well as the parish church there are churches of other denominations including Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist/United Reformed and Quakers. Churches Together work in the town and join forces on special occasions. The villages of in the Team are like many in the Diocese of Hereford, with small, scattered populations. However, the Diocese is keen to maintain the churches in its rural communities, and as several of our parishes have no shop, pub or school, the church has a vital role to play, often being the centre of community life within the village or hamlet.