Whitecross, Hereford Explained

Whitecross or White Cross^[1] is an inner-city suburb^{[2] [3]} and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is one of the 16 wards on Hereford City Council and was represented by Cllr Susan Boulter.^[4] 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.^[5]

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[6]
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[7]
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%

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gazetteer of British Place Names: White Cross . gazetteer.org.uk . 8 September 2024.
2. Book: Ryder, Jill . The Carriage Journal: Vol 37 No 1 Summer 1999 . 1999-06-01 . Carriage Assoc. of America . en.
3. Book: Teachers, National Union of . Report . 1970 . en.
4. Web site: Susan Boulter . 2024-09-03 . en-GB.
5. Book: Eyton's Herd Book of Hereford Cattle . 1883 . en.
6. Web site: Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 1 September 2024 . www.citypopulation.de.
7. Web site: Whitecross (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 1 September 2024 . www.citypopulation.de.