Human settlement in England
| Whitecross | |
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 The Woodpecker Sculpture on Whitecross Road, Hereford | |
  WhitecrossLocation within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 3,754 Ward Area Profile 2021 Census |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR4 |
| Dialling code | 01432 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Whitecross or White Cross is an inner-city suburb and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is one of the 16 wards on Hereford City Council and as of 2024 was represented by Cllr Susan Boulter. The ward covers the suburb of Broomy Hill. At the 2021 Census, the ward population was recorded at 3,754.
Geography
Whitecross is bounded by the suburbs of Broomy Hill, Greyfriars, Kings Acre and Widemarsh to the west, north and east. It is also bounded by the suburb of Hinton & Hunderton, which is separated from Whitecross by the River Wye.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the population of Whitecross ward was 3,754. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Whitecross: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,660 | 97.5% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 42 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 29 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 13 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,754 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Whitecross ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Whitecross: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,007 | 57.5% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,421 | 40.7% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 29 | 2.1% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 21 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,754 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "Susan Boulter". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- "Gazetteer of British Place Names: White Cross". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- Ryder, Jill (1 June 1999). The Carriage Journal: Vol 37 No 1 Summer 1999. Carriage Assoc. of America.
- Teachers, National Union of (1970). Report.
- Eyton's Herd Book of Hereford Cattle. 1883.
- "Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- "Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
| Ceremonial county of Herefordshire | |
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| Unitary authorities | County of Herefordshire |
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