Place:Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, England

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NameAbbey Dore
Alt namesAbbeydoresource: Family History Library Catalog
Doresource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeVillage
Coordinates51.967°N 2.9°W
Located inHerefordshire, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Abbey Dore is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, known for Dore Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian abbey, expanded in the 13th century. The village is situated in the Golden Valley, and has a population of 342. Abbey Dore Court has large gardens open to the public in spring and summer.

Abbeydore railway station closed in 1941. It was on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye.

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