Bromsberrow | |
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![]() Bromsberrow Heath, the largest settlement in the parish | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 407 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO7434 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEDBURY |
Postcode district | HR8 |
Dialling code | 01531 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Bromsberrow (or Bromesberrow) is part of the Forest of Dean district. The village is close to the meeting point between Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. The nearest town is Ledbury, about four miles north in Herefordshire.
A resident of the village named Emily Bishop (c1879-1961) was recorded extensively singing traditional folk songs by the folklorist Peter Kennedy in 1952.[2]
The village was briefly home to Richard Hammond, the former Top Gear presenter, who resided on a farm next to St. Mary's Church.[3]
Identify as Bremesbyrig
[edit]Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 910 Aethelflaed constructed a stronghold at "Bremesbyrig"; the location is suspected either being Bromsberry or Bromsgrove.[4][5]
Gallery
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St. Mary's Church is in Bromsberrow itself
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Malvern Waterworks
References
[edit]- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Emily Bishop, Bromsberrow Heath, Herefordshire 1952 - Peter Kennedy Collection - World and traditional music | British Library - Sounds". sounds.bl.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Stephenson, David (2 March 2008). "Hamster's drive to be new Parky". Express. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Swanton, Michael (1998). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Psychology Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-0-415-92129-9. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Dyer, Christopher (2000). Bromsgrove: a small town in Worcestershire in the Middle Ages. Occasional Publications. Vol. 9. Worcestershire Historical Society. ISSN 0140-9913.
External links
[edit]- Map sources for Bromsberrow
Media related to Bromesberrow at Wikimedia Commons