Birtsmorton
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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.
History
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]
Toponymy
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]
References
- ^ "Birtsmorton". City population. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "St Peter & St Paul, Birtsmorton - a church near you". Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Birtsmorton Court Archived January 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British History Online "Birtsmorton". Online reference
- ^ Rowell, T.A. "Philip Clissett, Chairmaker 1817-1913". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1951). Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. 3rd ed., reprinted with corrections. Oxford University Press. pp. 316, 485.
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