With 402 churches - We are the Church of England in Herefordshire, south Shropshire and parts of Monmouthshire, Powys and Worcestershire. Nearly 12,000 children attend one of our 78 schools and academies. We were founded in 676 AD and cover roughly 1,650 square miles with many of our church buildings of historic importance. Serving 326,000 people we are part of the Church of England which itself is part of the wider Anglican Communion.