Hereford Cathedral

Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King
Cathedral from the north-west
Hereford Cathedral Shown within Hereford
52°03′15″N 2°42′58″W / 52.0542°N 2.7160°W / 52.0542; -2.7160
Location	Hereford, Herefordshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Tradition	Broad church
Website	hereford cathedral.org
Architecture
Previous cathedrals	1
Style	Gothic (Early English)
Years built	1079-c.1250
Specifications
Length	342 ft (104.2m)
Nave length	158 ft (48.2m)
Choir length	75 ft (22.9m)
Nave width	73 ft (22.3m)
Width across transepts	256 ft (78m)
Height	165 ft (50.3m)
Nave height	64 ft (19.5m)
Choir height	62 ft (19m)
Number of towers	1
Tower height	165 ft (50.3m)
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Hereford (since 680)
Clergy
Dean	Sarah Brown
Precentor	Andrew Piper
Chancellor	James Pacey
Laity
Director of music	Geraint Bowen

Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford^[1] in Hereford, England.

A place of worship has existed on the site of the present building since the 8th century or earlier. The present building was begun in 1079.^[2] Substantial parts of the building date from both the Norman and the Gothic periods. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.^[3]

The cathedral has the largest library of chained books in the world, its most famous treasure being the Mappa Mundi, a medieval map of the world created around 1300.^[2] The map is listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.^[2]