Hereford Cathedral ground (Hereford)

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Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Ethelbert the King, and built on a place of worship used since Saxon times, Hereford Cathedral contains some of the finest examples of art and architecture from Norman times to the present day, from the beautiful 14th century Lady Chapel to the award winning New library Building housing Mappa Mundi; the famous medieval map of the world. Also the painted and gilded shrine to St Ethelbert, martyred AD 794, the restored 13th century shrine of St Thomas of Hereford, the Thomas Traherne stained glass windows, dedicated to Hereford’s 17th century poet and cleric and unique Chained Library with manuscripts and rare books dating from the 8th century
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Coordinates:   52°3'13"N   2°42'57"W

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