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Bridstow is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England.〔 The village lies 2 km west of Ross-on-Wye and 17 km southeast of Hereford. The parish is bounded to the east and south by the River Wye. The A40 road linking the M50 motorway to South Wales runs through the parish, crossing the Wye at Bridstow Bridge.〔 The parish had a population of 859 in the 2001 UK Census.〔 The largest village in the parish is Wilton., site of the Grade I listed Wilton Castle and Wilton Bridge.〔〔 The parish church, dedicated to St Bridget, has a tower in the Perpendicular style but rest of the exterior was re-built in 1862 to a design by Thomas Nicholson. The stained glass is by Charles Kempe.〔〔 (Bridstow CE Primary School ) is a Voluntary Aided Church of England co-educational school for pupils between 4 and 11 years of age. The School's motto is "Shine as a light in the World". Bridstow also has a Village Hall - details can be found on the (Herefordshire Council website ). The poet, novelist and illustration Peggy Eileen Whistler, who used the pseudonym Margiad Evans (1909–1958), moved to Bridstow with her family in 1921.〔ODNB: Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan: "Williams , Peggy Eileen (Evans ) (1909–1958)". (Retrieved 1 July 2010 ).〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bridstow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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