Foy | |
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St Mary's church, Foy | |
Location within
Herefordshire | |
Population | 158 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ross-on-Wye |
Postcode district | HR9 |
Dialling code | 01989 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Foy is a hamlet and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. By road, it is 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of Ross-on-Wye, 23 kilometres (14 miles) south east of Hereford and 27 kilometres (17 miles) south west of Ledbury. Foy, and the further Foy parish hamlet of Ingestone, lies in a loop of the River Wye with the nearest vehicle bridges at Ross and Hoarwithy. [1]
Early archeological finds. In 1791 a hoard of what was then described as "Bronze age celts" was found on rising ground between Hole-in-the-Wall and Old Gore. The word " celts" is obsolete now but probably refers in this instance to axes made of bronze, thereby establishing occupation of Foy in the Bronze Age.
In Anglo-Saxon times, Foy was part of Mercia and records from 866 AD mention the establishment of a monastery at Foy (Lann Timoi).
The present church is dedicated to Saint Mary. The south porch dates from the early 14th-century and the tower is in the Decorated style. [2]
The civil parish of Foy includes Hole-in-the-Wall, and Old Gore and had a population in mid-2010 of 158. [3]
Hole-in-the-Wall on the east bank of the River Wye is accessible by a footbridge, built in 1919 by David Rowell & Co. It featured in the British television series Survivors, in an episode titled "Gone Away" (1975). [4]
The Herefordshire Trail and Wye Valley Walk long-distance footpaths pass through Hole-in-the-Wall. [1]