Eldersfield
| Eldersfield | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Gloucester | |
| Postcode district | GL19 | |
| Police | West Mercia | |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Eldersfield is a village and
It stands exactly ten miles east of Ledbury and ten miles north of Gloucester; this fact can be found on a milestone on the side of the B4211 road that runs through Corse Lawn.
History
Gadbury Camp
The
It is now a listed monument.[3]
Parish Church
The parish church is dedicated to
In 1619, the vicar of Eldersfield Gerard Prior preached against the use of Sunday's for leisure and games, under the Declaration of Sports, asking that "the King's heart might be turned from profanenes, vanity and popery". He was suspended, but later reinstated.[6]
The Savage family were the local worthies and numerous of their 17th-century tombs in the church and graves in the churchyard were recorded by Treadway Russell Nash c1780, including Christopher Savage gent. (1600-1681).[7]
Enclosure of Commons
Acts for enclosing lands were passed in 1836, 1840 and 1861.[6]
References
- ^ "Eldersfield". City population. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Anon (2015). "Gadbury Camp A Scheduled Monument in Eldersfield, Worcestershire". Ancient Monuments. Good Stuff.
- ^ Historic England (2015). "Gadbury Camp, Eldersfield (1005329)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Church of England, Diocese of Worcester. "St. John the Baptist, Eldersfield".
- ^ Good, William. "Eldersfield Registers".
- ^ a b 'Parishes: Eldersfield', in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 4, ed. William Page and J W Willis-Bund (London, 1924), pp. 76-83. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol4/pp76-83 [accessed 20 December 2020].
- ^ Collections for the History of Worcestershire, 2 vols. by Treadway Russell Nash, 1781/2.
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