Golden Valley: view towards Vowchurch
View across the Golden Valley (southwestern Herefordshire, in the Welsh Borders area of western England) to the village of Vowchurch, on a partly clear morning in mid-October (2008). St Bartholomew's Church can be seen, with its wooden / timber steeple.
The Golden Valley is one of several valleys in the hills of southwestern Herefordshire, between the Wye Valley and the Black Mountains (which are on the border with Wales). The River Dore runs down through it to join the River Monnow. The word "Dore" probably derives from the Welsh word for water, "dŵr"; many think that Anglo-Normans interpreted it as (Old) French "d'or" -- "of gold" or "golden" -- giving rise to the name "Golden Valley."
It is a mostly agricultural area, with orchards, arable fields (such as the recently cut field in the foreground), and meadows of sheep and cows. In the background, the Black Mountains can be seen.
(From the "archive" -- 2008.)
[Golden Valley Vowchurch fields 2008 oct 11 c; IMG_1813]
Golden Valley: view towards Vowchurch
View across the Golden Valley (southwestern Herefordshire, in the Welsh Borders area of western England) to the village of Vowchurch, on a partly clear morning in mid-October (2008). St Bartholomew's Church can be seen, with its wooden / timber steeple.
The Golden Valley is one of several valleys in the hills of southwestern Herefordshire, between the Wye Valley and the Black Mountains (which are on the border with Wales). The River Dore runs down through it to join the River Monnow. The word "Dore" probably derives from the Welsh word for water, "dŵr"; many think that Anglo-Normans interpreted it as (Old) French "d'or" -- "of gold" or "golden" -- giving rise to the name "Golden Valley."
It is a mostly agricultural area, with orchards, arable fields (such as the recently cut field in the foreground), and meadows of sheep and cows. In the background, the Black Mountains can be seen.
(From the "archive" -- 2008.)
[Golden Valley Vowchurch fields 2008 oct 11 c; IMG_1813]