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76-544: Elmley Lovett in Worcestershire , England is a civil parish whose residents' homes are quite loosely clustered east of its Hartlebury Trading Estate, as well as in minor neighbourhood Cutnall Green to the near south-east. The latter is a loosely linear settlement that includes a pub-restaurant and farm shop on the Elmley Lovett side of the boundaries; it continues passing its near-square public green into

152-472: A kissing gate in its grounds. Between 1908 and 1925 the rector was distinguished retired missionary and Japanese language expert the Rt Rev Philip Fyson . Elmley Lovett is the site of a find of a Roman coin hoard. This find comprises six Roman denarii dating from the period 115 BC-37 AD. One of them is a rare Roman Republican silver denarius of Brutus with Casca Longus and was struck at

228-458: A crown and the letters ELV has been found. A study of the labouring class in the period 1790-1841 concluded that Elmley Lovett was a relatively prosperous parish but that the overseers of the poor took a harsh attitude in the 1820s to possible claimants for relief. It also records that, though Elmley Lovett's two fee-paying schools were technically available to the labouring class, the schools were badly supplied, poorly taught, cold and grim. In 1816

304-613: A day. Mazak UK have the parent company's European manufacturing facility (for CNC machine tools) in the north of Worcester. Nearby on the Blackpole Ind Est, Froude Hofmann have their world headquarters, who make dynamometers . Roxel UK develops solid-fuel rockets for missiles south of Kidderminster and in Hartlebury . The West Midlands Safari Park is in Bewdley , west of Kidderminster. Morgan Technical Ceramics

380-547: A further demand for £10 8 shillings and three pence was imposed on Elmley Lovett, this time the assessments being on 52 people, including 3 widows. The rector of the church, Mr Edward Best, is assessed, alongside his cleric Richard Wollaston. In August 1644, parishes were assigned to support troops, and Elmley Lovett was required to support Captain William Sandys at the Hartlebury Garrison and his 100 men to

456-577: A large turnover; nearby to west Metalrax , headquartered in Alvechurch , make (via subsidiaries) most of the bakeware sold in the UK. Roger Dyson Group manufactures auto-recovery vehicles in north Droitwich. South of Bromsgrove, L.G. Harris & Co make paintbrushes . Lea & Perrins is in Worcester . Joy Mining Machinery are in the west of Worcester. Worcester, Bosch Group make 1,200 boilers

532-584: A mint moving with Brutus 43-42 BC. A Roman gold finger-ring was also found in Elmley Lovett. It dates to 200 AD- 300 AD (third century AD). In the Domesday Book , Elmley Lovett is recorded as in Worcestershire in the Hundred of Cresslow and as having 30 households in 1086. The area was also surrounded by woods in 1086 and was close to forests such as Kinver, Feckenham, Cannock and Arden. In 1086

608-436: A population of 592,057. After Worcester (103,872) the largest settlements are Redditch (87,036), Kidderminster (57,400), and Malvern (30,462). It contains six local government districts , which are part of a two-tier non-metropolitan county also called Worcestershire . The county historically had complex boundaries , and included Dudley and the southwestern suburbs of Birmingham . The River Severn flows through

684-592: A running club and doubling as a rugby club from 1880, the football club was founded in 1886. In 1987, the club won the FA Trophy for the first time, and seven years later reached the fifth round of the FA Cup , also winning the GM Vauxhall Conference title in 1994 but being denied Football League status as their Aggborough Stadium did not meet capacity requirements. However, when the club next won

760-536: A single non-metropolitan county of Hereford and Worcester . The County Boroughs of Dudley and Warley, along with Stourbridge and Halesowen, were incorporated into the new West Midlands Metropolitan county . The West Midlands County Council existed for only a few years before abolition in April 1986, although the West Midlands still exists as a ceremonial county . In the 1990s UK local government reform ,

836-522: A small section of Amblecote . The Local Government Act redefined its status and the County Borough of Dudley became part of Staffordshire, the county of which all of these areas had been part. At the same time, Worcestershire gained a new county borough named Warley , which was an amalgamation of Oldbury Urban District , Rowley Regis Urban District , the County Borough of Smethwick and parts of Dudley and Tipton . During this reorganisation,

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912-426: A terrier of 1714. This was a document produced for the bishopric describing the rector's tithe entitlements. The dispute concerned whether the tithes for colts, calves, pears, milk and wintered ewes were to be strictly rendered as provided by the terrier. In 1868 the parish is described as neighbouring the hamlets of Bellington and Snead's Green. The rectory is considered to have a value of £527 annually, and to be in

988-475: Is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England . It is bordered by Shropshire , Staffordshire , and the West Midlands county to the north, Warwickshire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south, and Herefordshire to the west. The city of Worcester is the largest settlement and the county town . The county is largely rural, and has an area of 1,741 km (672 sq mi) and

1064-600: Is a circular platform, diameter about 50 metres (160 ft), within a moat up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) deep, now dry. 200 metres (660 ft) south of the church are the remains of the walls of a half-timbered mansion, built in 1635 and demolished in 1890, which may have originally replaced the moated manor house. To the south and west of the church are banks and ditches, remains of up to four houses with associated yards and garden plots. South of these are irregular enclosures that were stock pens or were used for cultivation. There are at least three trackways, running from

1140-482: Is a key historic document of the seventeenth century. It was commissioned by the Worcester Historical Society to be edited by American scholar John W Willis Bund, printed in 1920 by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke of London EC4. Henry Townshend was a civil war royalist. His diary/annals effectively begin in 1640 with the conscription of soldiers in the army to be posted to Scotland. Elmley Lovett

1216-522: Is also home to the world's oldest continually published newspaper, the Berrow's Journal , established in 1690. Malvern was one of the centres of the 19th-century rise in English spa towns due to Malvern water being believed to be very pure, containing "nothing at all". The 2011 census found the population of Worcestershire to be 566,169, an increase of 4.4% from the 2001 population of 542,107. Though

1292-813: Is headquartered at Lickhill in Stourport-on-Severn . Egbert H. Taylor in Elmley Lovett , near Hartlebury is a manufacturer of metal bins. Liquid crystal displays were developed in 1972 in conjunction with the Royal Radar Establishment , where Geoffrey Dummer invented the idea of the integrated circuit in 1952. It was based in Malvern , and became the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment , which developed thermal imaging and pyroelectric infrared detectors , and

1368-469: Is in an indefinable way 'home' to me, as no other part of the world is." Robert Townshend (judge) Sir Robert Townshend was the second son of Sir Roger Townshend (d.1551) of Raynham, Norfolk and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1515. He became Justice of the Peace for Norfolk in 1526, Serjeant at Law in 1540 and King's Serjeant in 1543. He was appointed as Justice of Chester in 1545, and

1444-780: Is now a large site owned by QinetiQ . Morgan Motor Company is in Malvern Link . Commsoft RMS is in Evesham . For many years Group 4 Security , which was the largest security company in Europe, had its headquarters in Broadway , on the edge of the Cotswolds ; G4S Integrated Services now has its HQ there. Local government in Worcestershire has changed several times since the middle of the 19th century. Worcestershire contained numerous exclaves , which were areas of land cut off from

1520-503: Is one of the parishes recorded as contributing to this effort. John Radford, High Collector of Kidderminster, gentleman, in his document of The Assessment of the Hundred of Halfshire dated 28 April 1629 (5th Caroli R) records a subsidy due in 1629, and then later entries show the subsidies raised in 1641 and 1642. These figures represent a significant increase in the assessments for the parish of Elmley Lovett as follows. In 1629 Elmley Lovett

1596-476: Is recorded as requiring to pay £7 12 shillings and sixpence. The two later subsidies were gathered by Robert Kimberley of Bromsgrove in the sums of £9 twelve shillings in 1641, and in the following year the same sum was raised in two instalments of £9 8 shillings and, separately, 4 shillings. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford , in 1640 advised the raising and equipping of a royal army to be sent to Scotland. Elmley Lovett's constable, William Penn of Harborough,

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1672-630: Is some evidence of Roman occupation in Worcestershire; the area later became part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Hwicce , and then Mercia . Worcestershire was constituted as a county around 927, as the Kingdom of England formed. During the High Middle Ages the county was the site of the Battle of Evesham , in which Simon de Montfort was defeated, and in 1651 the Battle of Worcester

1748-507: The Cotswolds AONB. Worcestershire contains a broad expanse of green belt area, widening to over 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) in places. It is part of the larger belt surrounding the West Midlands county, and first drawn up from the 1950s. All of the county's districts other than Malvern Hills contain some portion of the belt. The largest and most successful football club in the county is Kidderminster Harriers . Founded in 1877 as

1824-734: The County Borough of Birmingham , on 1 October 1891. This was followed by Quinton Urban District , which was ceded to Birmingham in November 1909, and then by the Rural District of Yardley and the greater part of the Urban District of King's Norton and Northfield , which were absorbed into Birmingham under the Greater Birmingham Scheme on 9 November 1911. Thus these areas were transferred from Worcestershire to Warwickshire. Dudley's historical status within

1900-534: The Diocese of Worcester and through its aristocratic links ensured that the exclave was governed on a largely autonomous basis. Worcester was designated a county corporate , and thus became separate from the rest of Worcestershire. In 1926, Dudley County Borough council purchased several square miles of land to the north of the town centre, mostly in Sedgley ( Staffordshire ), including Dudley Castle . This

1976-728: The Norman conquest of England ; the Domesday Book noted in 1086 that in seven of the twelve hundreds covering Worcestershire, the Crown had no authority. The Crown's authority was replaced by the Bishop of Worcester and the Abbots at Pershore, Westminster and Evesham. William the Conqueror gave to his allies and friends manors and parishes captured from the Anglo-Saxons. Despite

2052-597: The Severn valley. The Severn is the United Kingdom's longest river and flows through Bewdley , Stourport-on-Severn and Worcester . The River Avon flows through the Worcestershire town on Evesham and joins the Severn at Tewkesbury , Gloucestershire . Several coniferous and deciduous woodlands are located in the north of the county. The Vale of Evesham runs through the south of the county and to its south are

2128-831: The Southern Premier League , and Worcester City of the Midland Football League . The county is home to Worcestershire County Cricket Club , traditionally the first stop on any touring national side's schedule in England. Formed officially in 1865, the Club initially played in Boughton Park, before moving to its current New Road ground, which today can host 5,500 spectators, in 1895. The club has won five County Championships in its history, most recently in 1989. Worcester Rugby Football Club,

2204-482: The West Midlands ). Worcestershire County Council was reformed, although some services are shared with the newly formed Herefordshire Council , including waste management and the youth offending service. The former Hereford and Worcester districts of Redditch, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Wychavon and Wyre Forest were retained with little or no change. However the Leominster and Malvern Hills districts straddled

2280-746: The Worcester Warriors , are the county's largest and most successful Rugby Union team, having been promoted to the Premiership in 2004. The Warriors were relegated to the RFU Championship in 2010 but rebounded back to the Premiership in 2011. Worcester Warriors play at the Sixways Stadium on the outskirts of Worcester, holding over 12,000 spectators, thus making it the largest stadium in the county. Sixways has hosted

2356-499: The 19th century, Worcester was a centre for the manufacture of gloves; the town of Kidderminster became a centre for carpet manufacture, and Redditch specialised in the manufacture of needles, springs and hooks. Droitwich Spa , situated on large deposits of salt, was a centre of salt production from Roman times, with one of the principal Roman roads running through the town. These old industries have since declined, to be replaced by other, more varied light industry . The county

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2432-534: The Birmingham boundary at Frankley , Rubery and Rednal . Frankley parish was later split into two: New Frankley and the area around Bartley Reservoir transferred from Bromsgrove District to Birmingham in April 1995; but the small village of Frankley remained in Worcestershire and became a new civil parish under the same name. From 1974, the central and southern parts of the county were amalgamated with Herefordshire and with Worcester County Borough to form

2508-597: The Conference title six years later, their stadium had been upgraded and promotion was granted, giving the county its first (and thus far only) Football League members. However, the club's Football League membership was short-lived, as Harriers were relegated back to the Conference in 2005 after just five years in the Football League, and have yet to reclaim their status. The county is also represented by Alvechurch , Bromsgrove Sporting and Redditch United of

2584-634: The Norman Conquest, the rest of the county was still held by the Abbeys of Pershore and Evesham, the Bishop of Worcester and Priory . The first Norman Sheriff Urse d'Abetot , built the castle of Worcester and seized much church land, some of which became part of the Crown's hundreds in Worcestershire. and was in dispute with the Bishop of Worcester over the rights of the sheriff. Bishop Wulfstan

2660-831: The Old Rectory; Stone House; The Old Rectory; the Church of St Michael (Grade II*); house 50 metres East of the Church; Cow House 25 metres NW of Lake Farmhouse; Swallow Cottage; gate and gateposts 30 metres South of Moat House; barn 50 metres North of Lake Farmhouse; Walton Cottages 1 & 2 Pye Hill; Sneadgreen House, Sneads Green; Caloow Cottage, Sneads Green; outhouse 10 metres South of Holly Orchard, Sneads Green; Green End Cottage, Sneads Green; Newhouse Farmhouse; Moat House; mediaeval remains; St Michael's Churchyard. Worcestershire Worcestershire ( / ˈ w ʊ s t ər ʃ ər / WUUST -ər-shər , /- ʃ ɪər / -⁠sheer ; written abbreviation: Worcs )

2736-427: The abandonment of the earlier moated house on the mediaeval site. The new house was south of the church, and it survived until 1890 when it was demolished. Remains of it are a partly walled enclosure and the remants of a 17th century dovecote. Elmley Lovett features in seventeenth century records, in particular illustrating the system of tax assessment, subsidy raising and empressment of men for military service. In 1621

2812-602: The area of the administrative county grew only where Stourbridge took in the majority of Amblecote Urban District from Staffordshire and the designation of Redditch in 1964 as a New Town . This in turn saw expansion into the area in and around the villages of Ipsley and Matchborough in Warwickshire. The Redditch New Town designation coincided with a considerable programme of social and private house building in Droitwich , Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster and along

2888-476: The areas around the village church and includes the mediaeval remains. The settlement at Elmley Lovett is stated to be first recorded from the 9th century. By 1086 it had a priest, ten plough teams, three mills and a large area of wood. This area of habitation was contained within the Forest of Ombersley until approximately 1230. The manor was ultimately sold by the Crown to Sir Robert Acton in 1543, who at that date

2964-520: The centre of the county from north to south, forming a wide plain. The southwest of the county contains part of the Malvern Hills , a National Landscape which contains Worcestershire Beacon , at 425 m (1,394 ft) the county's highest point. The southwest contains a small part of the Cotswolds , and in the northwest is part of the Wyre Forest , a national nature reserve . There

3040-489: The county is even more colourful, changing hands from Worcestershire to Staffordshire and Warwickshire, before returning to Worcestershire at differing times over the centuries. The southern boundary of the county was also complex, with parish boundaries penetrating deep into Gloucestershire and vice versa. Worcestershire County Council came into existence following the Local Government Act 1888 and covered

3116-471: The county of Hereford & Worcester was abolished, and the non-metropolitan county or shire county of Worcestershire regained its historic border with Herefordshire. The recreated County of Worcestershire came into existence on 1 April 1998 as an administrative and ceremonial county, although this excluded the Black Country towns of Dudley, Halesowen, Oldbury and Stourbridge (which remained part of

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3192-512: The elm trees", and the family name "Lovett" appears to have been added in the thirteenth century following landowner intermarriage by the Lovett family. A rare snowdrop has been named after Elmley Lovett, Galanthus elwesii 'Elmley Lovett' (popularly: Galanthus Elmley Lovett). The village has traceable historical roots and many scheduled historical remains. The old stone parish church, much restored, has four very tall lancet windows to each side of

3268-536: The extent of £11 4 shillings. By October 1645 Evesham was the Headquarters of the Parliamentary army, which demanded on 14 October that Elmley Lovett support it to the extent of £10 monthly said to be in arrear and unpaid. If not paid within 3 days, the parish was threatened with "pillaging, and plundering, and your houses fired, and your persons imprisoned". In 1649 a statutory subsidy was to be raised in

3344-790: The final of the LV Cup on three occasions. The village of Broadheath , about 6.2 miles (10 km) northwest of the city of Worcester, is the birthplace of the composer Edward Elgar . It is claimed that the county was the inspiration for the Shire , a region of J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth , described in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . Tolkien was thought to have named Bilbo Baggins ' house " Bag End " after his Aunt Jane's Worcestershire farm. Tolkien wrote of Worcestershire, "Any corner of that county (however fair or squalid)

3420-449: The gift of Christ's College, Cambridge. All of the church, excepting the early spire, had by then been rebuilt. The church possessed 6 bells. The Rev William Orme Foster is described as lord of the manor. The enclosure of land around Elmley Lovett is mapped and certified as accurate as at 29 January 1874 by surveyor Albert Buck of St Nicholas, Worcester. The entry relates to 137 acres of enclosed land including water and other features. In 1879

3496-413: The historic traditional county , except for two designated county boroughs at Dudley and Worcester. Birmingham's continuous expansion has been a major cause of Worcestershire's fluid boundary changes and associated housing issues. The district of Balsall Heath , which had originally constituted the most northerly part of the parish of King's Norton , was the first area of the county to be added to

3572-450: The historic border, so a new Malvern Hills district was constituted which straddled the pre-April 1974 county boundary to the west, south-west and north-west. The remaining parts of the former Hereford and Worcester district of Leominster, returned to Herefordshire. These settlements were historically part of the county as noted above, that now fall under the counties of Warwickshire and West Midlands . The Malvern Hills , which run from

3648-526: The jurisdiction of the queen mother. In 1642, the Battle of Powick Bridge was the first major skirmish of the English Civil War . The county suffered from being on the Royalist front line, as it was subject to heavy taxation and the pressing of men into the Royalist army, which also reduced its productive capacity. The northern part of the county, which was already a centre of iron production,

3724-530: The list. It seems possible that his name was removed because the other men were fitter. The inhabitants of Elmley Lovett had been assessed on 24 March 1640 for a double subsidy totalling £9 12 shillings. 19 residents are assessed in land or goods. Henry Townshend himself is the highest assessment at £4 in land, followed by Thomas Tyner at £3 in goods. Two widows are assessed. Three recusants , Humphrey Cook, Elizabeth Cook and Alice Cooke were assessed at zero value but were required to pay 8 pence each. In January 1642

3800-526: The main geographical area of Worcestershire and completely surrounded by the nearby counties of Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Oxfordshire . The most notable islands were Dudley, Evenlode, Blockley and the area around Shipston-on-Stour. Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Shropshire had their own exclaves within the main part of Worcestershire at Rochford , Broome , Clent, Tardebigge ( Tutnall and Cobley ) and Halesowen respectively. Tardebigge's history outside

3876-457: The manor was divided between the four daughters of Sir John Acton (the grandson of Sir Robert Acton ). Elizabeth, one of these daughters, married the diarist Henry Townshend, who bought out the other daughters. Both she and her husband were descendants of Sir Robert Townshend (judge and Chief Justice of the Marches of Wales and Chester). The diary (1640-1663) of Henry Townshend of Elmsley Lovett

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3952-503: The nave and a modest bell tower topped by a tall stone spire. It is flanked by a scattering of tall trees. The mediaeval Church of St Michael was renovated by way of extensive rebuilding in 1840. The church continues to contain some 14th and 15th century traces. Neither the church nor its cemetery are covered by the Historic England listing. Parish registers begin in 1539. This church has a dedicated lychgate dating to 1924, and

4028-460: The north and north-east, Warwickshire to the east and Gloucestershire to the south. The western border with Herefordshire includes a stretch along the top of the Malvern Hills . At the southern border with Gloucestershire, Worcestershire meets the northern edge of the Cotswolds . Two major rivers flow through the county: the Severn and the Avon . The geographical area now known as Worcestershire

4104-525: The overseers' accounts for the Elmley Lovett parish for 1815 and 1815 were sought to be challenged, but the challenge was brought too late and the three judges of the Court of King's Bench unanimously refused to entertain it. In June 1829 a major lawsuit took place between the rector of the parish, the Rev Lynes, as plaintiff (claimant) and a tithe-paying parishioner, Mr Lett. The rector successfully relied on

4180-411: The parish of Elmbridge , a similarly sized parish over to the east. The village is 5 miles (8 km) NNW of Droitwich , but Cutnall Green is closer to 4 miles. Coastal climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature is 8 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 17 °C, and the coldest is December, with 0 °C. The name of the parish means "clearing of

4256-422: The present-day lane, eastwards across the earthworks towards the moated site and church. There are in Elmley Lovett (including Sneads Green ) 20 separate Heritage listings or scheduled listings entered with Historic England. These are as follows: Churchyard Cross 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Michael; Aaron memorial 15 metres SE of the chancel of the Church of St Michael; dovecote 10 metres SE of

4332-704: The rectory is described as valued at £552 and to include 28 acres of glebe land. The rector since 1837 had been the Rev Henry Perceval, M.A., formerly of Brasenose College, Oxford. On the north wall of St Michael's church there is a war memorial to the First World War (1914-1918). During the Second World War (1939–45), Elmley Lovett hosted the worship of the Royal Air Force personnel from RAF Hartlebury. A brass memorial plaque

4408-511: The resources of each burhs ' outlying estates. It was a separate ealdormanship briefly in the 10th century before forming part of the Earldom of Mercia in the 11th century. The last known Anglo-Saxon Sheriff of Worcestershire was Cyneweard of Laughern . During the Middle Ages , much of the county's economy was based on the wool trade. Many areas of its dense forests, such as Feckenham Forest , Horewell Forest and Malvern Chase , were royal hunting grounds subject to forest law. After

4484-445: The south in Washford , and GKN (it has the second largest turnover in the West Midlands) is in Riverside . Mettis Aerospace are in Enfield, north Redditch, and make light metal components ( former High Duty Alloys , which made most of the forged pistons for Britain's aircraft engines in WWII). Phoenix Group (non-public life assurance schemes) is in the north-east of the county near the Warwickshire boundary, at Wythall , and has

4560-467: The south of the county into Herefordshire, are made up mainly of volcanic igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks , some of which date from more than 1,200 million years ago. They are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Worcestershire Beacon , which at 425 metres (1,394 ft) is the highest point in the county, lies in this range. The rest of the county consists of undulating hills and farmland stretching either side of

4636-486: The sum of £400,000. Of this, Elmley Lovett's share was £20. The Moule family of Snead's Green House were among the most prominent local landowners from the 1620s until the late nineteenth century, when the family died out in the male line. The Elmley Lovett Volunteers were a regiment of Worcestershire soldiers formed to fight against the Emperor Napoleon . The Elmley Lovett Infantry served under Captain S. T. Forrester and in 1808 numbered 66 persons. A metal button bearing

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4712-501: The third civil war. There was little enthusiasm or local participation in the mostly Scottish Royalist army, whose defeat was widely welcomed. Nevertheless, Parliamentarian forces ransacked the city of Worcester , causing heavy damage, looting and destruction of property. Around 10,000 mostly Scottish prisoners were sent into forced labour in the New World or fen drainage schemes. The small bands of Scots that fled into Worcestershire's countryside were attacked by local forces and killed. In

4788-436: The three watermills at Elmley Lovett were on the River Salwarpe system. A full history of the ownership of the tenancy in chief and also of the lordship of the manor for Elmley Lovett can be traced. Historic England information details the official listing information as to the settlement, some of which is said to originate in legacy data systems. It provides detailed best information as to the documentation and remnant status of

4864-531: The total number of people in every ethnic group increased between 2001 and 2011, the White British share of Worcestershire's population decreased from 95.5% to 92.4%, as did the share of White ethnic groups as whole, which went from 97.5% to 95.7%. Worcestershire is still much more ethnically homogeneous than the national average. In 2011, 79.8% of the population of England identified as White British; much lower than Worcestershire's figure of 92.4%. 95.7 0.4 1.2 0.2 100 In Redditch are Halfords , to

4940-403: Was a Justice of the Peace and former High Sheriff of Worcestershire. Acton directed in his will that his body should be buried in Elmley Lovett. The will is dated 24 September 1558 and names prominent executors. Acton died within a matter of days. In the 17th century an avenue of trees was planted across the mediaeval village remnants. In 1635 a new manor house was created and this may coincide with

5016-424: Was established as an administrative and defensive unit in the early tenth century. Its purpose was to take into account and defend the estates within the northern area of the historic See of Worcester , held by the Episcopus Hwicciorum and Worcester Priory , along with the Abbots of Pershore , Westminster and Evesham . The shires and its sub-divisions known as hundreds , formed a framework for administering

5092-421: Was first populated at least 700,000 years ago. The area became predominantly agricultural in the Bronze Age , leading to population growth and more evidence of settlement. By the Iron Age , hill forts dominated the landscape. Settlement of these swiftly ended with the Roman occupation of Britain. The Roman period saw establishment of the villa system in the Cotswolds and Vale of Evesham. Droitwich (Salinae)

5168-450: Was important for military supplies. Parliamentarian raids and Royalist requisitioning both placed a great strain on the county. There were tensions from the participation of prominent Catholic recusants in the military and civilian organisation of the county. Combined with the opposition to requisitioning from both sides, bands of Clubmen formed to keep the war away from their localities. The Battle of Worcester in 1651 effectively ended

5244-466: Was knighted by Henry VIII on 21 May 1545 at Hampton Court Palace . He married Alice Poppy, a daughter of Robert Poppy. Together they had six sons and six daughters. He died on 8 February 1555/6. He was buried in Ludlow church, where his memorial, erected in 1581, is a large table tomb with polychrome recumbent effigies of Sir Robert and Dame Alice, and with empanelled heraldry and images of his children as mourners. One son, Sir Henry Townshend

5320-409: Was part of a wider campaign by the De Montforts and their allies in the run-up to the Second Barons' War , aimed at undermining Henry III. Worcestershire was the site of the Battle of Evesham in which Simon de Montfort was killed on 4 August 1265. A few years later, in 1275, the Jews that were still living in Worcester were forced to move to Hereford , as they were expelled from all towns under

5396-404: Was presented to St Michael's Church, as well as an RAF ensign, to honour the link. Around St Michael's churchyard are the remains of a deserted medieval village . (It is a scheduled monument .) The abandonment may have been due to the migration of the inhabitants to Cutnall Green; the period when this may have happened is not known. The remains of a moated manor house lie near the church: there

5472-504: Was probably the most important settlement in the county in this period, due to its product of salt. There is also evidence for Roman settlement and industrial activity around Worcester and King's Norton. The area which became Worcestershire formed the heartland of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the Hwicce . It was absorbed by the Kingdom of Mercia during the 7th century and became part of the unified Kingdom of England in 927. Worcestershire

5548-444: Was summoned to raise the money and by warrant of 28 April 1640 wrote to each of the parishioners demanding that a parish payment of £7 10 shillings be delivered to him at his house on the 7th of May. This was their share of the £1,200 to be raised. On 22 April 1640, three men were pressed to join the army. They were Henry Powell, Richard Crow (a mason) and Rowland Edwards (a tailor). A man called Christopher Stutty had his name struck off

5624-541: Was the last Anglo-Saxon bishop in England, and remained in post until his death in 1095. Under his tenure Worcester Cathedral began major reconstruction, and he opposed political interventions against William and the Normans. He was later made a saint. During Henry III 's disputes and wars with his Barons, in 1263 Worcester 's Jewish residents were attacked by a baronial force led by Robert Earl Ferrers and Henry de Montfort . Most were killed. The massacre in Worcester

5700-597: Was the last major engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms . During the Industrial Revolution the north of the county was part of the Black Country , a major manufacturing centre, Kidderminster became famous for carpet production, and Worcester for porcelain . The county borders Herefordshire to the west, Shropshire to the north-west, Staffordshire only just to the north, West Midlands to

5776-588: Was to build the Priory Estate , a large new council estate on which construction began in 1929. The boundaries of Worcestershire were altered to include all of the proposed new housing estate in Dudley. During the Local Government reorganisation of April 1966, Dudley expanded beyond its historical boundaries and took in the bulk of Sedgley , Brierley Hill and the south of Coseley as well as

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