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THE GUINNESS Book of World Records is a household name for many around the world. And every year, plenty of people attempt to smash previous records in the hope of seeing their name in print as the world record holder. Here, in no particular order, are three world records held in Herefordshire. It might not come as a surprise that Hereford s Mappa Mundi is in the record books. The largest surviving medieval world map has been housed in Hereford Cathedral since the middle ages. The 1.58 x 1.33 m (5 ft 2 in x 4 ft 4 in) map was created in England in around 1300, and shows the world as it was known to scholars in medieval Europe. ....
CRAMMED campervans, super-speedy music tours and giant rabbits – Worcestershire has seen some weird and wonderful world records in recent years. From the wacky to the stinging – from a sporting perspective – here are some of the best records that still stand in the Guiness Book of Records today. Gnome from gnome The largest gathering of people dressed as garden gnomes – a whopping 478 – was achieved by BBC Hereford & Worcester in the foyer of Malvern Theatres on November 18, 2011. It was all in for a good cause, too. The attempt raised funds for BBC Children in Need. BBC Hereford & Worcester’s Mandi Harris had the idea. ....
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