Vowchurch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated in the Golden Valley, on the River Dore. The village is about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Hereford. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 163, increasing to 176 according to the 2011 census.[1]

Vowchurch
Vowchurch Location within Herefordshire
Population	176
OS grid reference	SO3636
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEREFORD
Postcode district	HR2
Dialling code	01981
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford & South Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52.023°N 2.933°W / 52.023; -2.933

The place-name 'Vowchurch' is first attested in the Taxatio Ecclesiastica of 1291, where it appears as Fowchirche. The name means 'multi-coloured church', from the Old English fāg meaning 'multi-coloured'. The same derivation is found in Frome Vauchurch in Dorset.[2]

The Grade I listed parish church of St Bartholomew[3] serves a large ecclesiastical parish.

The village was served by Vowchurch railway station from 1881 to 1949.

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