23-542: Birling may refer to: Places in the United Kingdom [ edit ] Birling, Kent Birling, Northumberland Birling Gap , Sussex Other uses [ edit ] Birling (sport) , also known as logrolling Birling family, in An Inspector Calls See also [ edit ] Birlingham , Worcestershire Topics referred to by
46-633: A higher mean and median average age (40.3 and 42) than the rest of the country (39.3 and 39). Odo of Bayeux Odo of Bayeux (died 1097) was Bishop of Bayeux in Normandy , and was also made Earl of Kent in England following the Norman Conquest . He was the maternal half-brother of duke, and later king, William the Conqueror , and was, for a time, William's primary administrator in
69-513: Is ambiguous. Whatever the reason, Odo spent the next five years in prison and his English estates were taken back by the king, as was his office as Earl of Kent . Odo was not deposed as Bishop of Bayeux. On his deathbed in 1087, King William I was reluctantly persuaded by his half-brother, Robert, Count of Mortain , to release Odo. After the king's death, Odo returned to England. William's eldest son, Robert Curthose , had been made duke of Normandy, while Robert's brother William Rufus had received
92-451: Is currently 437, 66 more than in 1801 (371). It has however fluctuated significantly in that time. The highest population count was in 1891 at 1,384 inhabitants. After a decline, it increased to a similar level in 1960, before a slow decline to the current day. In terms of population structure in the village, it is similar to that of the rest of the country, the majority of people are in the economically active category. However Birling has
115-461: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Birling, Kent Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent , England, about seven miles west of Maidstone . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 430 increasing to 437 at the 2011 census: 224 male and 213 female. It is south-west of
138-673: Is on the Addington to Maidstone bus route and although it does not have a train station, the nearest is less than 3 miles away in West Malling. Although there is no mention of the village of Birling pre-Norman Conquest, it features in Domesday Book which was written in 1086. At that time, there were 30 households, 12 acres of meadow and pasture and 50 cattle. It also mentions the All Saints church, but major developments on
161-514: Is subdivided. In 1881 a large number of people who lived in the village of Birling worked in agriculture due to the large amount of pasture ground and meadow. The majority of working women had occupations based around domestic services, food and dress however, a large proportion of women were not employed or had unspecified jobs. There was also one police officer in the village. This structure tallies with other villages in Britain at this time due to
184-775: The Kingdom of England, although he was eventually tried for defrauding the William's government. It is likely Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry , a large tableau of the Norman Conquest, perhaps to present to his brother William. He later fell out with his brother over Odo's support for military adventures in Italy. William, on his deathbed, freed Odo. Odo died in Palermo Sicily on the way to crusade . Odo
207-490: The boys". It has been suggested that his clerical status forbade him from using a sword, though this is doubtful: the club was a common weapon and used often by leadership including by Duke William himself, as also depicted in the same part of the Tapestry. Odo was accompanied by William the carrier of his crozier and a retinue of servants and members of his household. In 1067, Odo became Earl of Kent , and for some years he
230-557: The building were made around 400 years later. Around this time, a vast proportion of Kent and the surrounding areas was in possession of Odo of Bayeux , Earl of Kent. Odo was the half brother of William the Conqueror. In the 1870s, Birling was described as: A parish in Malling district, Kent; adjacent to the river Medway, 2¾ miles WSW of Snodland r. station, and 6 NW of Maidstone. It has a post office under Maidstone. Acres, 1,883. Real property, £3,277. Pop., 662. Houses, 111. The property
253-598: The cup-bearer or butler'. Birling is home to the Children's House Montessori School, which was previously the village school. Another notable buildings is the Nevill Bull pub, whose name derives from the Nevill family that have owned land in the area for hundreds of years. The parish itself is only 680 hectares with much of the area being pasture grounds, it lies at the foot of the chalk, Birling Hills. Situated at
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#1732787498623276-659: The king: he had land in twenty-three counties, primarily in the south east and in East Anglia . In 1076, at the trial of Penenden Heath , Odo was tried in front of a large and senior assembly over the course of three days at Penenden Heath in Kent for defrauding the Crown and the Diocese of Canterbury . At the conclusion of the trial he was forced to return a number of properties and his assets were re-apportioned. In 1082, Odo
299-652: The lack of variation in job opportunities. The Nevill family have been prevalent in Birling's history as they have been in possession of Birling Estate since 1435. The family acquired the Estate when Elizabeth , daughter of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester married Sir Edward Nevill . The estate has remained in the family since, coming up to 600 years later. The family also had royal ties, with Queen Elizabeth I being recorded as coming to visit Henry Nevill in Birling as part of her travels in 1573. The population of Birling
322-460: The nearby town of Snodland and 37 miles away from the capital. The origin of the name 'Birling' is unclear, some sources believe that it signifies 'Bærla's family' with the 'ing' portion of the word coming from the Old English '-ingas' suffix meaning family or followers. Other sources mention Birling and other place names with similar spellings with the definition: 'place of the descendants of
345-571: The north end of the village, All Saints church, is mentioned in Domesday Book although many sources say that the main aisles and nave were actually built 300 years later in the 14th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 16th century by the Nevill family. The church became a grade 1 listed building in 1959. Despite being a rural village, Birling is relatively well connected to its local settlements due to Maidstone being in close proximity. It
368-469: The point that he did not actually fight, that is to say shed blood, at Hastings, but rather encouraged the troops from the rear. The Latin annotation embroidered onto the Tapestry above his image reads: HIC ODO EPS BACULU TENENS CONFORTAT PUEROS ("EPS" abbreviating episcopus "bishop" and "BACULU" omitting a final m – baculum "cudgel"), in English "Here Odo the bishop holding a club strengthens
391-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Birling . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Birling&oldid=1035238177 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
414-584: The throne of England. The bishop supported Robert Curthose's claim to England. The Rebellion of 1088 failed and William Rufus permitted Odo to leave the kingdom. Afterwards, Odo remained in the service of Robert in Normandy. Odo joined the First Crusade as part of his nephew Robert's army that was bound for Jerusalem , but died on the way whilst visiting Palermo in January or February 1097. He
437-542: Was a trusted royal minister. On some occasions when William was absent (back in Normandy ), he served as regent of England, and at times he led the royal forces against rebellions (e.g. the Revolt of the Earls ): the precise sphere of his powers is not certain. There are also other occasions when he accompanied William back to Normandy. During this time Odo acquired vast estates in England, larger in extent than anyone except
460-567: Was an ordained Christian cleric, he is best known as a warrior and statesman, participating in the Council of Lillebonne . He funded ships for the Norman invasion of England and is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry , probably commissioned by him to adorn his own cathedral, appears to labour
483-567: Was buried in Palermo Cathedral . William Stearns Davis writes in Life on a Medieval Barony (1923): Bishop Odo of Bayeux fought at Hastings (1066) before any such authorized champions of the church existed. ... That bishops shall restrain from warfare is really a pious wish not easily in this sinful world to be granted. On screen, Odo has been portrayed by John Nettleton in the two-part BBC TV play Conquest (1966), part of
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#1732787498623506-488: Was suddenly disgraced and imprisoned for having planned a military expedition to Italy . His motives are not certain. Chroniclers writing a generation later said Odo desired to make himself pope during the Investiture Controversy while Pope Gregory VII was in severe difficulty in his conflict with Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor , and the position of pope was in contention; but the contemporary evidence
529-416: Was the son of William the Conqueror's mother Herleva and Herluin de Conteville . Count Robert of Mortain was his younger brother. There is uncertainty about his birth date. Some historians have suggested he was born around 1035. Duke William made him bishop of Bayeux in 1049. It has been suggested that his birth was as early as 1030, making him about nineteen rather than fourteen at the time. Although Odo
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