The village has a primary school, a
day nursery, a
parish hall (which hosts a monthly
farmers' market and a weekly post office counter), a
barbers, a historic
public house (The Bell), a
bowls and tennis club, and a
cricket club. A second pub exists just within the parish, on the main road towards Ledbury, at Staplow, The Oak. This was for defensive purposes in the troubled
Marches region. Inside the church sanctuary, one on each of the north and south walls, are two fine examples of Renaissance Italian tombs, dedicated to members of the Harford family who lived in Bosbury throughout the 16th century. Both the main church building and the detached tower are Grade I listed buildings. The most notable dwelling, Bosbury House, is a substantial
Georgian red brick building just outside the village, substantially altered in 1873 and now Grade II listed. Bosbury, both in the village and scattered across the parish, is also noted for its many
black and white half-timbered buildings, most of which are Grade II listed. Outside the village, the parish is well-populated but
dispersed, with numerous large farms and small hamlets, including Catley, Stoneyard, Swinmore, Cold Green, Bowley Lane, Pow Green, Townend, Old Country, Slatch Farm, Norbridge, Gold Hill, Stanley Hill, Southfield and part of Staplow.
Transport The village is situated on the B4220 road, an old route between Ledbury and
Worcester, and a country bus route (Ledbury-Worcester) serves the village, with an additional bus to and from Ledbury on school days. The nearest railway station is
Ledbury, approximately distant by road. The
Herefordshire Trail long-distance footpath passes through the village, as does
The National Byway. The route of the derelict
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal passes through the southwest corner of the parish.
Agriculture The village was most noted in the 19th and 20th centuries for
hops, being the largest hop farming area outside of
Kent. The local hop industry in the area is much reduced and many old hop yards stand empty or have been demolished, whilst some
oast houses have been converted into dwellings. The countryside of the parish does however still have a sizeable acreage of
orchards and hop vines, and there has in recent years been a revival of apple, pear and hop cultivation corresponding with increased popularity and consumption in Britain of traditional cider,
perry and
ale. ==History==