"No debe confundirse con el condado inglés de Hertfordshire Herefordshire es una autoridad unitaria localizada en la región de las West Midlands, en Inglaterra, Reino Unido. Limita al norte con el condado de Shropshire, al este con Worcestershire, al sudeste con el de Gloucestershire, al oeste con los condados galeses de Gwent y Powys. El condado ocupa un área de 2180 km² y tiene un población de 174 871 (censo de 2001). La capital, localidad más grande y única ciudad es Hereford. Sus villas son Leominster, Ledbury, Ross on Wye, Kington y Bromyard."
"Herefordshire (/hrfrdr/; abbreviated Herefs. or Hfds.) is a historic English county in the West Midlands. It is a ceremonial county and a unitary non-metropolitan county and district, also named in legislation as the County of Herefordshire and governed by Herefordshire Council. It borders the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh preserved counties of Gwent to the south-west and Powys to the west. The Welsh unitary county covering the part of Gwent next to Herefordshire is Monmouthshire. Hereford is a cathedral city and is the county town; with a population of approximately 55,800 inhabitants it is also the largest settlement. The county is one of the most rural and sparsely populated in England, with a population density of 82/km² (212/sq mi). The land use is predominantly agricultural and the county is well known for its fruit and cider production, and the Hereford cattle breed."