Bromsberrow

Bromsberrow
Bromsberrow Heath, the largest settlement in the parish
Bromsberrow Location within Gloucestershire
Population	407 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SO7434
District	Forest of Dean
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEDBURY
Postcode district	HR8
Dialling code	01531
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Forest of Dean

Bromsberrow (or Bromesberrow) is part of the Forest of Dean district. The village is close to the meeting point between Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. The nearest town is Ledbury, about four miles north in Herefordshire.

A resident of the village named Emily Bishop (c1879-1961) was recorded extensively singing traditional folk songs by the folklorist Peter Kennedy in 1952.[2]

The village was briefly home to Richard Hammond, the former Top Gear presenter, who resided on a farm next to St. Mary's Church.[3]

Identify as Bremesbyrig

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 910 Aethelflaed constructed a stronghold at "Bremesbyrig"; the location is suspected either being Bromsberry or Bromsgrove.[4][5]

Gallery

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  St. Mary's Church is in Bromsberrow itself
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  Malvern Waterworks

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
2. "Emily Bishop, Bromsberrow Heath, Herefordshire 1952 - Peter Kennedy Collection - World and traditional music | British Library - Sounds". sounds.bl.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
3. Stephenson, David (2 March 2008). "Hamster's drive to be new Parky". Express. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. Swanton, Michael (1998). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Psychology Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-0-415-92129-9. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
5. Dyer, Christopher (2000). Bromsgrove: a small town in Worcestershire in the Middle Ages. Occasional Publications. Vol. 9. Worcestershire Historical Society. ISSN 0140-9913.

External links

• Map sources for Bromsberrow

Media related to Bromesberrow at Wikimedia Commons