Birtsmorton | |
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![]() Birtsmorton Church | |
Location within
Worcestershire | |
Population | 257 |
OS grid reference | SO799355 |
• London | 100 miles (160 km) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MALVERN |
Postcode district | WR13 |
Dialling code | 01684 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament |
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Birtsmorton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 257. [1] It is in the south-west of the county, not far from the borders with Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and dates from the 14th century. [2] There is a large manor house, Birtsmorton Court, which is used today as a wedding venue. [3] It was the home for many centuries of the Nanfan family, some of whose tombs are in the church.
In 1703, the Rev. Samuel Juice, a former rector, endowed a village school in Rye Street. [4]
Birtsmorton was the birthplace of the chairmaker Philip Clissett who lived in the parish from his birth in 1817 until about 1842. [5]
The village belonged to the Le Bret family from the 12th century onwards. Bret means Breton. The same family name is associated with Westonbirt House near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. [6]
Birtsmorton | |
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![]() Birtsmorton Church | |
Location within
Worcestershire | |
Population | 257 |
OS grid reference | SO799355 |
• London | 100 miles (160 km) |
Civil parish |
|
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MALVERN |
Postcode district | WR13 |
Dialling code | 01684 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament |
|
Birtsmorton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 257. [1] It is in the south-west of the county, not far from the borders with Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and dates from the 14th century. [2] There is a large manor house, Birtsmorton Court, which is used today as a wedding venue. [3] It was the home for many centuries of the Nanfan family, some of whose tombs are in the church.
In 1703, the Rev. Samuel Juice, a former rector, endowed a village school in Rye Street. [4]
Birtsmorton was the birthplace of the chairmaker Philip Clissett who lived in the parish from his birth in 1817 until about 1842. [5]
The village belonged to the Le Bret family from the 12th century onwards. Bret means Breton. The same family name is associated with Westonbirt House near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. [6]