Hill Croome
| Hill Croome | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Worcester | |
| Postcode district | WR8 | |
| Police | West Mercia | |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Hill Croome is a village, and a civil parish which covers 1000 acres, in the
Oswaldslow,[2] according to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 169.[3] Hill Croome was once part of the Royal forest of Horewell.[4]
History
A heritable messuage of land and a close in the hamlet of Baughton, which also lies in Hill Croome parish, were held in 1591 by John Turberville and his wife Joan under a lease from Thomas Walshe, Lord the Manor of Hill Croome.[5]
References
- ^ British History on-line
- ^ Genuki details
- ^ Census data Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ * 'Parishes: Pershore, St Andrew with Defford and Wick', in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 4, ed. William Page and J W Willis-Bund (London, 1924), pp. 163–177 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol4/pp163-177 [accessed 30 August 2015]
- ^ The Victoria County History of Worcestershire, online at - http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp319-322
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