Hartlebury
Hartlebury | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Kidderminster | |
Postcode district | DY11 | |
Dialling code | 01299 | |
Police | West Mercia | |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Hartlebury is a village and civil parish in the
The village is green-buffered from surrounding villages except for the village of Waresley which is contiguous with Hartlebury. The civil parish covering the village also includes the outlying villages of Crossway Green and Torton.
History
Hartlebury Castle
Hartlebury Castle was built in the mid-13th century as a fortified manor house. Until 2007 it was the residence of the Bishop of Worcester, with two-thirds of the building leased out to Worcestershire County Council as the Worcestershire County Museum. Hartlebury Castle is a Grade I listed building. It is about a mile to the west of the village and half a mile to the west of the church.
Converted buildings
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth (I) Grammar School (the
New Elizabethan School
A very small independent school unconnected educationally with Hartlebury School opened in 2008: the fee-paying New Elizabethan School was set up to cater for children "who have found learning and school attendance difficult" on part[
Former buildings
The Worcestershire house
The house later known as The Worcestershire House was a very old house in Hartlebury, dismantled and re-assembled at the
Notable people
- Daniel J. Collins, musician, grew up here. His notable works include his debut album 'The Parallel Universe' – released 25 March 2024. He took part in Bewdley Youth Festival's Wyre Forest Young Musician of The Year awards 2024 where he received best 'Solo Instrumentalist'.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Nicholas Carlisle (1818). "Hartlebury, near Kidderminster". A Concise Description of the Endowed Schools in England and Wales. Vol. 2. Baldwin, Craddock and Joy. pp. 757–763.
- ^ Hartlebury Old Elizabethans Association
- ^ "Ofsted criticises New Elizabethan School in Hartlebury - BBC News".
- ^ Sally Jones (30 May 2007). "Independent school to feature in BBC shows". Worcester News.
- ^ "New Elizabethan School". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ Wonderland, Series 1: The Woman Who Bought a School For Her Son
- ^ American Frontier Culture Foundation. 1998. Traditional Timberframing: The Worcestershire House- A Catalog of the Exhibit Prepared by the Research & Collections Department and Curated by Vivian Lea Stevens to Celebrate the Completion of the Worcestershire House, May 1993. Frontier Museum Heritage Books: Staunton, Virginia. Pages 4-5.
- ^ Lowe, Percy R. (1941). "Henry Eliot Howard. An Appreciation". British Birds. 34: 195–197. Retrieved 10 June 2019. (Also available via BHL.)
- ^ "Clareland, Hartlebury - 1215681". Historic England. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Wyre Forest Young Musician of the Year Competition". Bewdley Festival. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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