Welcome to the Home Page of Whitehouse Estate, Vowchurch, Hereford, HR2 0RE.

The Estate is set in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire. It enjoys views of the Black Mountains and on a clear day the Malvern Hills. It comprises 176 acres of managed forest and 91 acres of let pastureland (total 267 acres). It is attractive, ecologically important and offers limited public recreation opportunities (chiefly walking on public footpaths). The shootings will shortly be let.

The Estate comprises a steep north facing bank rising from 130 to 230 metres above sea level, with a plateau to the south. It contributes significantly to the local landscape. 

Solid geology comprises Old Red Sandstone. Drift geology comprises a reddish silty shale soil, which is well drained but which seasonally water logs. It erodes easily and when wet it can be very slippery.



12 miles west of Hereford at National Grid Reference SO3435; please see the following copy of the 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map.

Visit www.multimap.com and use postcode HR2 0RE to find our approximate location.
By road: from Hereford take the A465 for Abergavenny turning right after 3 miles at Clehonger onto the B4349 and left at Vowchurch onto an unclassified road towards Michaelchurch. The property is about 2 miles on the left. Please note the driveway leading to Whitehouse is private (though it is a public footpath).

Nearest train station: Hereford.
Nearest airports:

Airport name	Address	Telephone	Distance Miles
Gloucestershire Airport	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6SR	01452 857700	55
Cardiff International Airport	Rhoose, Cardiff, CF62 3BD	01446 711111	76
Bristol International Airport	Bristol, Avon, BS48 3DY	0871 334 4444	78
Birmingham International Airport	Birmingham, B26 3QJ	08707 335511	88

There are intermittent bus services between Hay on Wye and Hereford passing through Vowchurch; please see www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm.

Estate Plans
  Over the years much of the estate has been sold off: what remains is registered with the Land Registry (title number HW187560): most of the title plan is reproduced here.The following shows how the old Manor House used to look in 1812.

  ManorHouse

  The whole estate boundary as current is shown on this modern 1/ 2500 OS map.

Owner's Address:	Mr & Mrs A Bletchly 9 Bryntirion Close, Bridgend, CF31 4BZ
Telephone :	07802 902119
Fax:	0845 1309439
Email:	arthur@bValued.co.uk

The following links to other sites about rural land ownership and the vicinity may interest you.

www.herefordwebpages.co.uk	www.golden-valley.co.uk	www.vision.edina.ac.uk
www.thisisherefordshire.co.uk	www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk	www.archenfield.com
www.ecclsoc.org	www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk	www.ryelandfbs.com
www.westons-cider.co.uk	www.herefordcathedral.org	www.cidermuseum.co.uk
	www.herefordcattle.org