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Estimated Population: 56,373

Hereford was founded in around 700 AD and became the Saxon capital of West Mercia. The present Cathedral dates from the 12th century. Former Bishops of Hereford include Saint Thomas de Cantilupe and Lord High Treasurer of England Thomas Charlton.

During the civil war the city changed hands several times. On September 30, 1642, Parliamentarians led by Sir Robert Harley and Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford occupied the city without opposition. In December, they withdrew to Gloucester because of the presence in the area of a Royalist army under Lord Herbert. The city was again occupied briefly from April 23 to May 18, 1643 by Parliamentarians commanded by Sir William Waller but it was in 1645 that the city saw most action. On July 31 a Scottish army of 14000 under Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven besieged the city but met stiff resistance. They withdrew on September 1 when they received news that a force led by King Charles was approaching. The city was finally taken on December 18 by Colonel Birch and Colonel Morgan.

Nell Gwynne, the mistress of King Charles II, was born in Hereford in 1650, and a street ‘Gwynn Street’ is named after her.

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