Bricklehampton
| Bricklehampton | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Bricklehampton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO980424 |
| Location: | 52°4’48"N, 2°1’48"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 236 |
| Post town: | Pershore |
| Postcode: | WR10 |
| Dialling code: | 01386 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wychavon |
Bricklehampton is a village in Worcestershire. The 2021 census recorded the parish population as 236.
Name
According to linguist David Crystal, the 14-letter town name is perhaps the longest one-word place name in the English-speaking world that does not repeat any letter.[1] Two places named Buslingthorpe (Buslingthorpe, Yorkshire and Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire)[2] and Buckfastleigh in Devon had previously been thought to share this honour, with 13 unique letters.
The name at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 was Bricstelmenstune.[3]
Church
Bricklehampton's parish church, St Michael and All Angels, is a grade II listed building.
This is a mediæval church, which was rebuilt and restored in 1875 to 1877 but the 12th-century font and south doorway remain.[4]
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bricklehampton) |
References
- ↑ David Crystal (18 May 2007). "What's so special about Bricklehampton?". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/may/19/featuresreviews.guardianreview3. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ Askew, H. (1932-11-26). "Buslingthorpe Place-Name". Notes and Queries clxiii: 389. doi:10.1093/nq/CLXIII.nov26.389a.
- ↑ "Bricklehampton". Bredon Hill View. http://www.bredonhillview.co.uk/local-history/village-histories/bricklehampton/. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1116931: Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II listing)