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Kemerton

Village in Worcestershire, England

Village in Worcestershire, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
official_nameKemerton
population393
population_refin 2001
static_imageMain street through the village of Kemerton - geograph.org.uk - 356523.jpg
static_image_width250px
static_image_captionMain street through the village of Kemerton
shire_districtWychavon
shire_countyWorcestershire
regionWest Midlands
civil_parishKemerton
constituency_westminsterWest Worcestershire
postcode_districtGL20
postcode_areaGL
post_townTEWKESBURY
dial_code01386
os_grid_referenceSO94613720
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a village in England

Kemerton is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire in England. It lies at the extreme south of the county in the local government district of Wychavon. Until boundary changes in 1931, it formed part of neighbouring Gloucestershire, and it remains in the Diocese of Gloucester. The northern half of the parish lies within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The parish is approximately 5.8 km (3.6 miles) long by 1.2 km (0.7 miles) wide, and encompasses approximately 6.738 km2. It descends from the summit of Bredon Hill in the north, (elevation 300 m / 981 ft) to the Carrant Brook in the south (elevation 20 m / 65 ft). The north and south parish boundaries are recorded in a Saxon charter of the 8th century.

The name Kemerton derives from the Old English Cyneburgingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with Cyneburg'.

Historic features

Notable historic features include Kemerton Camp, an Iron Age hill fort surmounting Bredon Hill, thought to have been vacated suddenly after a considerable battle. On the fort's south rampart is a two-storey stone tower known as Parsons Folly (or the Tower), built in the mid-18th century by John Parsons V, MP (1732–1805), the squire of Kemerton, who reputedly wished to raise the summit of Bredon Hill to 1000 ft (305 m). Significant buildings include the Church of St Nicholas and Kemerton Court, both of which are listed Grade II*.

The parish includes several important wildlife sites including the Kemerton Lake Nature Reserve and sections of the Bredon Hill Special Area of Conservation, which are managed by Kemerton Conservation Trust.

Notable residents

Residents of Kemerton have included the anarchist publisher Charlotte Wilson, the bestselling author John Moore and YWCA leader Helen Malcolm.

References

Bibliography

  • Elrington, C.R. ed. (1968). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Gloucester, Volume VIII.

References

  1. ''Kemerton Village Design Statement'', adopted by Wychavon District Council as a Local Information Source, March 2011.
  2. "Kemerton". The Institute for Name-Studies.
  3. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66404&strquery=kemerton/ ''Victoria County History: A History of the County of Gloucester, Volume VIII'']
  4. ''Kemerton Village Design Statement'', adopted by Wychavon District Council as a Local Information Source, March 2011.
  5. . (1915-01-16). ["Womanly women"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19150116/200/0005). *Sheffield Daily Telegraph*.
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