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Jul 2, 2018 · Worcestershire County Council is noted, however, as being at the forefront of smallholding development, when in 1892 it was the first Local Authority to purchase a farm, of 146 acres, which was subsequently divided into 32 smallholdings (Collings, 1906, 212-3 cited in Wade Martins, 2006, 306).
Covers two parts of the historic county: firstly, the hundred of Halfshire in the north-east, which includes several areas now within the greater Birmingham area, including Dudley, Halesowen and Yardley. Accounts are given of Kidderminster, Droitwich and Alvechurch.
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There is evidence that a boroughexisted at Bromsgrove during the 12thand 13th centuries, but it was shortlived, and little is known of its history. The mentiorof a reeve and beadle in the manor in 1086 indicatesthat it was even then of somewhat greater importancethan an ordinary royal manor. (fn. 23) In 1156 the 'menof Bromsgrove' paid 10s. to the ...
BROMSGROVE was among the possessions of Ethelric, son of Ethelmund,who in 804 announced his intention ofgiving eleven 'manses' at Bromsgrove and Feckenham(Feccanhom) to Wœrferth for his life with reversion tothe church of Worcester. (fn. 57) According to the annalsof Worcester Priory, this disposition of Bromsgrovehad been ordained by Ethelmund in ...
The church of ST. JOHN BAPTISTconsists of chancel 40 ft. 6 in.by 32 ft. 3 in., north vestry, clearstoried nave 67 ft. 6 in. by 36 ft. 6 in., a north aisle20 ft. 3 in. wide and a south aisle 20 ft. 9 in. wide,a south porch, and west tower 19 ft. 6 in. by 18 ft.These measurements are all internal. The earliest church, of which there are remains inthe...
There was probably a church atBromsgrove in 1086, (fn. 291) as there wasthen a priest in the manor. Theadvowson apparently remained in the Crown until1232, when Henry III granted the church of Bromsgrove to the Prior and monks of Worcester, (fn. 292) whoappropriated it in 1235. (fn. 293) This gift was confirmedby Gregory IX in 1237 (fn. 294) and by...
The consolidated charities areregulated by a scheme of the CharityCommissioners 1 March 1907. They include certaindonations for the poor, recorded on a table of benefactions in the church, dated 1636; also the charitiesof Anthony Cole, will, 1660, Mrs. Roberts, will (dateunknown), Humphrey Cooke, will, 1720, and othercharities referred to below. Th...
Apr 13, 2023 · Francis Egerton had a dream to connect the four main rivers in England together. The River Severn was one of these rivers and in 1768 the Staffordshire-Worcestershire canal opened. The canal joined the River Severn at its junction with the River Stour in a wild, desolate area.
Victoria County History - Worcestershire. Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the Victoria County History (VCH) is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day.
Jun 23, 2022 · Here are 10 of the most impressive historic sites and attractions in Worcestershire, inviting you to gaze on Elizabethan manors, step onto medieval battlefields, or tread through Second World War and Cold War history at Drakelow Tunnels.
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To uncover Worcester's history, we need to look back thousands of years to prehistoric times. There's evidence that a settlement was on this site well before the arrival of the Romans. The diocese of Worcester was founded by an Anglo Saxon churchman known as Archbishop Theodore.
