Richard's Castle

Richard's Castle
Richard's Castle
	The B4361 road through the village – the pub is to the right
	Richard's Castle Location within Shropshire
Population	674 (2011)
Shropshire	424
Herefordshire	250
OS grid reference	SO492696
Civil parish	Richard's Castle;
Unitary authority	Shropshire; Herefordshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire; Herefordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUDLOW
Postcode district	SY8
Dialling code	01584
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow; North Herefordshire;

Richard's Castle is a village, castle and two civil parishes on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in England. The Herefordshire part of the parish had a population of 250 at the 2011 Census, the Shropshire part, 424.

The village lies on the B4361 road, 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) south of the historic market town of Ludlow. It is a dispersed settlement, with an older core near the castle, 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) to the north-west of the larger main part of the village which is on the B4361. On the B4361 is the village hall, and The Castle Inn traditional public house.

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