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{{Short description|Suburb of Hereford in Herefordshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country =                 England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.054097|-2.687005|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Herefordshire
| official_name =           Tupsley
| static_image = St Paul, Tupsley - geograph.org.uk - 4218168.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Paul's Church, Tupsley, Hereford
| population = 3,075
| population_ref =  Ward Area Profile, 2021 Census
| unitary_england      = [[County of Herefordshire|Herefordshire]]
| lieutenancy_england  = [[Herefordshire]]
| region =                 West Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [[Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hereford]]
| civil_parish =           [[Hereford]]
| post_town =             Hereford
| postcode_district =      HR1
| postcode_area =          HR
| dial_code =              01432
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'''Tupsley''' is a historic village, [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|ward]] and suburb of the city of [[Hereford]] in [[Herefordshire]], England. It is located southeast of the city centre and close to the [[River Wye]]. Tupsley is surrounded by the suburbs of [[Bartonsham]], [[Eign Hill]], and [[The Hamptons, Hereford|The Hamptons]]. The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 3,075.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tupsley (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/wards/county_of_herefordshire/E05009486__tupsley/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> It is one of the sixteen wards of [[Hereford City Council]]. It is represented by Cllr Jim Kenyon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Kenyon |url=https://herefordcitycouncil.gov.uk/team/tupsley/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==History==
[[File:The Cock of Tupsley pub, Hereford - IMG 0062.JPG|thumb|left|150px|The Cock of Tupsley Pub, Tupsley, Hereford]]
Tupsley was described in 1870-72 as a small village within Herefordshire and close to the city of Hereford.<ref name=vob>{{cite web |title=History of Tupsley in Herefordshire {{!}} Map and description |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4116 |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>  [[John Marius Wilson]]'s 1870-1872 ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ]] '' says:
{{quote|"TUPSLEY, a [[Township (England)|township]]-[[chapelry]] in [[Hampton Bishop|Bishop-Hampton]] parish, Herefordshire; 2 miles E of Hereford r. station. Post town, Hereford. Real property, £5,247. Pop., 802. Houses, 149. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £240.* Patron, the Bishop of H. The church was built in 1866."<ref name=vob />}}
In 1866 Tupsley became a separate [[civil parish]], on 1 October 1932 the parish was abolished to form Hereford.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10130529|title=Relationships and changes Tupsley CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=4 September 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 1455.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10130529/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Tupsley CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=4 September 2024}}</ref> Until 1998 it was in Hereford district.
The village remained separate from the wider Hereford area until after the [[Second World War]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tupsley {{!}} Herefordshire Past |url=https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/places/tupsley/ |website=herefordshirepast.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> when it was then merged into the city's wider [[ward (electoral subdivision)|ward]]s and represented in both the counties of [[Hereford and Worcester]] and [[Herefordshire]] under [[Hereford City Council]]. Today, the village is now merged with [[Bartonsham]], [[Eign Hill]], and [[The Hamptons, Hereford|The Hamptons]] areas of Hereford.
==St Paul's Church==
[[File:St Paul's Church, Tupsley, Hereford - geograph.org.uk - 4371308.jpg|thumb|left|150px|St Paul's Church, Tupsley's Parish Church]]
A notable landmark of Tupsley is the church of St Paul's. It was first built in 1865 by local architect, [[F. R. Kempson|FR Kempson]] who lived in [[Holme Lacy]] and had built certain notable buildings in his life. The church of St Paul's being one of them. The church is designated as a Grade II listed building by [[Historic England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CHURCH OF ST PAUL, Hereford - 1196813 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1196813?section=official-list-entry |website=historicengland.org.uk |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The church remains an active [[place of worship]] on Church Road, Tupsley.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Paul’s, Tupsley |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10752/ |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Amenities==
[[File:Tupsley War Memorial Cross, Hereford - geograph.org.uk - 4349707.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Tupsley War Memorial Cross]]
Tupsley has a small shopping centre on Old Eign Hill and there are also some shops on Ledbury Road to the north.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tupsley Post Office |url=https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/2406187/tupsley |website=www.postoffice.co.uk |publisher=www.postoffice.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Home - St Paul's Childcare - Child care in Church Road Hereford |url=http://www.stpaulschildcare.co.uk/ |website=www.stpaulschildcare.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=REVEALED {{!}} Emerging Masterplan made public for plans to build up to 350 homes in the Tupsley area on the outskirts of Hereford |url=https://yourherefordshire.co.uk/all/news/revealed-emerging-masterplan-made-public-for-plans-to-build-up-to-350-homes-in-the-tupsley-area-on-the-outskirts-of-hereford/ |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Herefordshire’s Independent Source of News & Information |date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
==Transport==
The village has frequent bus services to Hereford and Ledbury among other destinations.<ref>{{cite web |title=A - Tupsley & Hampton Park Circular |url=https://bustimes.org/services/a-hereford-tupsley-hampton-park-circular?date=2024-09-02 |website=bustimes.org |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
==Demographics==
At the 2011 census, the population of Eign Hill's ward profile was 3,075. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;"|'''Tupsley: Ethnicity''': 2021 Census
|-
! Ethnic group
! Population
! %
|-
||White
|style="text-align:right;"|2,943
|style="text-align:right;"|95.7%
|-
|Asian or Asian British
|style="text-align:right;"|73
|style="text-align:right;"|2.4%
|-
|Mixed
|style="text-align:right;"|34
|style="text-align:right;"|1.1%
|-
|Arab
|style="text-align:right;"|11
|style="text-align:right;"|0.4%
|-
|Black or Black British
|style="text-align:right;"|7
|style="text-align:right;"|0.2%
|-
|Other Ethnic Group
|style="text-align:right;"|6
|style="text-align:right;"|0.2%
|-
|Total
|style="text-align:right;"|3,075
|style="text-align:right;"|100%
|}
The religious composition of Tupsley's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;"|'''Tupsley: Religion''': 2021 Census
|-
! Religious
! Population
! %
|-
||Christian
|style="text-align:right;"|1,824
|style="text-align:right;"|64.5%
|-
|Irreligious
|style="text-align:right;"|953
|style="text-align:right;"|33.7%
|-
|Muslim
|style="text-align:right;"|22
|style="text-align:right;"|0.8%
|-
|Buddhist
|style="text-align:right;"|11
|style="text-align:right;"|0.4%
|-
|Hindu
|style="text-align:right;"|9
|style="text-align:right;"|0.3%
|-
|Other religion
|style="text-align:right;"|8
|style="text-align:right;"|0.3%
|-
|Total
|style="text-align:right;"|3,075
|style="text-align:right;"|100%
|}
==References==
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[[Category:Areas of Hereford]]
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[[Category:River Wye]]
[[Category:Villages in Herefordshire]]