Lea is a village and civil parish in the South East of Herefordshire, just south-east of Ross-on-Wye and adjoining Gloucestershire.[2] Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a twice weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village.
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Population | 673 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO655214 |
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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 |
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The railway engineering company Alan Keef Ltd has its headquarters on the outskirts of the village.[3]
Between 1855 and 1964, Lea was served by Mitcheldean Road railway station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway.
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