The Hamptons, Hereford Explained

The Hamptons^{[1] [2] [3]} also known collectively Hampton Dene,^[4] Hampton Grange^[5] and Hampton Park^[6] are a cluster of suburbs of the city of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. The suburbs are bordered by the suburbs of Bartonsham, Eign Hill, and Tupsley.^[7]

Hampton Dene

Hampton Dene^{[8] [9]} is described as historically consisting of no more than a 19th century villa with a small park.^{[10] [11]} Hampton Dene Primary School is the main primary school in the area.^{[12] [13]}

Hampton Grange

Hampton Grange is the location of the former Hampton Grange Hospital which was built in 1918 and served as a military hospital under the name "Hampton Grange Auxiliary Hospital, Hereford" during the First World War. The hospital has since been converted into a care home which maintains the name Hampton Grange.^{[14] [15] [16] [17]}

Hampton Park

Hampton Park is the name given to both a public park and an area near Tupsley on Old Eign Hill.^[18] The area was also the location of the former brickwork called "Hampton Park Brickworks".^[19] This was in operation around 1914 but it is believed the works closed in 1940–1960.^{[20] [21] [22] [23]}

Transport

There are regular buses to Hereford and other destinations.^{[24] [25] [26]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harris . Susan . Museums collections search . Herefordshire Council . 31 August 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Hampton Grange Hospital, 23rd February 1918 - Herefordshire History . herefordshirehistory.org.uk . 31 August 2024 . en . 20 October 2014.
3. Web site: Gardens (en) . Parks and . Hampton Dene - Tupsley . Parks & Gardens . 31 August 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Hampton Dene Primary School . www.hamptondeneschool.co.uk . 31 August 2024.
5. Web site: Hampton Grange . Eat Sleep Live Herefordshire . 31 August 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Hampton Park Church . www.findachurch.co.uk . 31 August 2024.
7. Web site: Herefordshire Archaeology . Herefordshire Council . Herefordshire Through Time - Welcome . htt.herefordshire.gov.uk . 31 August 2024 . 2 March 2015.
8. News: Herefordshire school SEN facility set for £2.4m expansion . 31 August 2024 . BBC News . 22 September 2023.
9. Book: Burke . Sir Bernard . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain . 1921 . Burke Publishing Company . 161 . 31 August 2024 . en.
10. Web site: Gardens (en) . Parks and . Hampton Dene - Tupsley . Parks & Gardens . 31 August 2024 . en.
11. Book: Teachers . National Union of . Report . 1974 . 31 August 2024 . en.
12. Web site: Hampton Dene Primary School - GOV.UK . www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . 31 August 2024 . en.
13. News: Fulcher . Merlin . Hampton Dene Primary School, Hereford . 31 August 2024 . The Architects’ Journal . 22 January 2024 . en.
14. Web site: Hampton Grange Auxiliary Hospital, Hereford in the Great War - The Wartime Memories Project - . www.wartimememoriesproject.com . 31 August 2024.
15. Book: Hereford.) . William Collins (of . Herefordshire and the Great War: With the City and County's Roll of Honour . 1919 . Jakeman & Carver, printers . 31 August 2024 . en.
16. Book: Crawford . Elizabeth . The Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain and Ireland: A Regional Survey . 15 April 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-136-01062-0 . 31 August 2024 . en.
17. News: FEATURED Hampton Grange and Gwen Walford to hold Remembrance Ceremony with Former Rotherwas Munitions Worker on 3rd November . 31 August 2024 . Herefordshire’s Independent Source of News & Information . 27 October 2022.
18. Web site: HAMPTON PARK CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL . councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk . 31 August 2024.
19. Web site: Corvine . Torfaen . Hampton Park Hereford . 31 August 2024 . 11 April 2012.
20. Web site: Photograph of Hampton Park Brick Works . archive-catalogue.herefordshire.gov.uk . 31 August 2024 . en-gb.
21. Book: Directory Or Quarries, Clayworks, Sand and Gravel Pits, Etc . 1935 . 31 August 2024 . en.
22. Book: The Building news and engineering journal . 1884 . Building News . 31 August 2024 . en.
23. News: Remembering this long-lost 'one-off' Hereford pub . 31 August 2024 . Hereford Times . 30 June 2024 . en.
24. Web site: Hampton Dene – Bus Times . bustimes.org . 31 August 2024.
25. Web site: Hampton Park, opposite Hampton Grange – Bus Times . bustimes.org . 31 August 2024.
26. Web site: Hampton Park Sudbury Avenue (opp 14) – Bus Times . bustimes.org . 31 August 2024.