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Upper Lyde

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Upper Lyde geograph.org.uk 168031
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Upper Lyde is a small village in Herefordshire, England, around 4 miles (6 km) north of Hereford city centre. It forms part of the Pipe and Lyde civil parish. Ruins of a timber castle can be found near the village The village can be easily accessed from the A49 road.

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N 52.096 ° E -2.738 °
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HR4 8EF , Pipe and Lyde
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