Fairfield, Worcestershire
| Fairfield | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Swan Inn | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO948750 |
| Location: | 52°22’24"N, 2°4’40"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bromsgrove |
| Postcode: | B61 |
| Dialling code: | 01527 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bromsgrove |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bromsgrove |
Fairfield is a village Worcestershire, two and a half miles north of the centre of Bromsgrove.
The 2011 census recorded the population of the ward (including surrounding hamlets) as 942.
The ancient Manor of Fairfield can be traced back to 817, when King Coenwulf in 817 exempted the Bishop of Worcester’s estate at ‘Beolne, Broctun and Forfeld’ from all secular services except military service and the maintenance of bridges and strongholds. The name Forfeld means 'Hog field'[1]
The parish church os St Mark's.
About he village
The village has a hair and beauty salon, village hall, primary school, pub (The Swan) and the parish church.
At the village's recreation ground there is a children's play areas, the millennium garden and the club house for Fairfield Villa Football Club.
To north of the village is Fairfield Court, the site of Anglo-Saxon Forest Court, and to the west is Pepper Wood, a semi-ancient woodland managed by the Woodland Trust.[2]
Society
There is an active community association, Fairfield Village Community Association, whose volunteers manage the entrance planters and flower beds on the Recreation Ground, conduct monthly litter picks, produces a quarterly newsletter and organises community events. [3] The Community Association, with the support of the Fairfield Village Hall, delivers a monthly market hall, Foodie Fairfield, with a range of stalls supporting local food producers,[4] and Bromsgrove Arts, the home of Fairfield Flicks & Fairfield Music, since September 2019 screening movies and event cinema, and from October 2021 providing a platform for existing and emerging artists to with monthly live music nights.[5]
References
- ↑ A History of the County of Worcestershire - Volume 3 pp 11-19: Parishes: Belbroughton (Victoria County History)
- ↑ Pepper Wood: The Woodland Trust
- ↑ "Fairfield, Wildmoor and Stoneybridge, Bromsgrove" (in en-GB). http://fvca.org.uk/.
- ↑ "Foodie Fairfield" (in en-GB). http://fvca.org.uk/foodie-fairfield/.
- ↑ "Bromsgrove Arts - Movies, Event Cinema, Drama, Live Music" (in en). https://bromsgrovearts.org.uk/.