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'''Knighton on Teme''' is a village in [[Worcestershire]], | '''Knighton on Teme''' is a village beside the [[River Teme]], in the hundred of [[Doddingtree]] in [[Worcestershire]]. Its name is first attested in an eleventh-century manuscript of a charter from c. 957 as ''Cnihtatun'', meaning 'farm of the young men'. The suffix refers to the river flowing through the village.<ref>A. Mawer and F. M. Stenton, ''The Place-Names of Worcestershire'', English Place-Name Society, 4 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1927).</ref>{{rp|52–53}} | ||
The parish consists of the village of Newnham Bridge and several small hamlets including Aston Court, Bickley, [[Cainey]], Clethill, Cornwood, Deptcroft, Field Farm, Knighton, Maythorn, Newnham, Oxnall Farm, Stony Cross, Little London and Woodgates Green. It has a population of around 500 people and about 200 houses.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=https://e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=72&PostCode=WR158LY&Prop=1780&partner=mhc&MarriedTo=0 | |||
|title=Welcome to Knighton on Teme Parish Council | |||
|last=Davies | |||
|first=Pearl G | |||
|year=2008 | |||
|publisher=Worcestershire County Council | |||
|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> A Norman Romanesque church in the parish, St Michael and All Angels, is a Grade I listed building. | |||
==History== | |||
The [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 states the parish as having a priest.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=https://e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=72&PostCode=WR158LY&Prop=1780&partner=mhc&MarriedTo=0 | |||
|title=Welcome to Knighton on Teme Parish Council | |||
|last=Davies | |||
|first=Pearl G | |||
|year=2008 | |||
|publisher=Worcestershire County Council | |||
|access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 8 November 2024
| Knighton on Teme | |
| Worcestershire | |
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 St Michael's Church, Knight on Teme | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO631714 |
| Location: | 52°19’40"N, 2°32’37"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 500 |
| Post town: | Tenbury Wells |
| Postcode: | WR15 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Knighton on Teme is a village beside the River Teme, in the hundred of Doddingtree in Worcestershire. Its name is first attested in an eleventh-century manuscript of a charter from c. 957 as Cnihtatun, meaning 'farm of the young men'. The suffix refers to the river flowing through the village.[1]:52–53
The parish consists of the village of Newnham Bridge and several small hamlets including Aston Court, Bickley, Cainey, Clethill, Cornwood, Deptcroft, Field Farm, Knighton, Maythorn, Newnham, Oxnall Farm, Stony Cross, Little London and Woodgates Green. It has a population of around 500 people and about 200 houses.[2] A Norman Romanesque church in the parish, St Michael and All Angels, is a Grade I listed building.
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 states the parish as having a priest.[3]
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References
- ↑ A. Mawer and F. M. Stenton, The Place-Names of Worcestershire, English Place-Name Society, 4 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1927).
- ↑ Davies, Pearl G (2008). "Welcome to Knighton on Teme Parish Council". Worcestershire County Council. https://e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=72&PostCode=WR158LY&Prop=1780&partner=mhc&MarriedTo=0.
- ↑ Davies, Pearl G (2008). "Welcome to Knighton on Teme Parish Council". Worcestershire County Council. https://e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=72&PostCode=WR158LY&Prop=1780&partner=mhc&MarriedTo=0.