Widemarsh should not be confused with Widemarsh Common.
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.0633°N -2.7232°W |
| Map Type: | Herefordshire |
| Official Name: | Widemarsh |
| Static Image: | Preaching Cross, Blackfriars Priory - geograph.org.uk - 2167718.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Blackfriars Priory ruins in Widemarsh, Hereford |
| Population: | 3,183 |
| Population Ref: | (Widemarsh Ward Profile, 2021 Census) |
| Unitary England: | Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Herefordshire |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hereford |
| Civil Parish: | Hereford |
| Post Town: | Hereford |
| Postcode District: | HR4 |
| Postcode Area: | HR |
| Dial Code: | 01432 |
Widemarsh is an inner-city suburb[1] and ward of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. It is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. It is bounded by the suburbs of Bobblestock, Broomy Hill, Central, College, Greyfriars, Holmer, Racecourse and Whitecross. Cllr Polly Andrews currently represents the ward.[2] The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 3,183.
At the 2021 census, Widemarsh's ward profile population was 3,183. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Widemarsh: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[3] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2,983 | 93.8% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 100 | 3.1% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 43 | 1.4% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 33 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 15 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,183 | 100% | |||||||||||
| Widemarsh: Religion: 2021 Census[4] | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,728 | 58.4% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,176 | 39.8% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 21 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 14 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Buddist | 10 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 5 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,183 | 100% | |||||||||||
Widemarsh is central to most of the wards of Hereford's city council. Some notable landmarks and attractions in the area include Blackfriars Priory,[5] Hereford F.C.[6] and Heineken's factory.[7] The Great Western Way[8] (former railway line) passes through the centre of the area.[9]