Bartestree
| Bartestree | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 Pomona Barns, Bartestree | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO564413 |
| Location: | 52°4’6"N, 2°38’15"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 330 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hereford |
| Postcode: | HR1 |
| Dialling code: | 01432 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
Bartestree is a village in Herefordshire, four miles east of Hereford on the A438 road.
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 330.
History
The name is thought to be from the Old English Beorhtwealdes Treo, meaning 'Beorhtwald's tree'.
In 1863 a Roman Catholic Convent was founded in the village, and named The Convent of Our Lady of Charity and Refuge. It was paid for by Robert Biddulph Phillips of Longworth. Its red-brick building was designed by Edward Pugin south east of the main village. The convent received girls placed into their care by social services and predecessor organisations and closed in 1992 following withdrawal of referrals the local council and the consequent loss of income from the on-site laundry, where the girls worked. The property stood empty and became badly vandalised until conversion to residential apartments, now renamed Frome Court.
The relocated mediæval Longworth Roman Catholic Chapel alongside is in the care of the Historic Chapels Trust.[1]
In 1984, St Michael's Hospice, the only purpose-built hospice in Herefordshire, was built on land formerly owned by Bartestree Convent and in 2014 is completing a major redevelopment.[2]
Community
Bartestree, Hagley and Lugwardine effectively form a continuous linear settlement along the A438 road. A sizeable part of the modern-day village lies in Lugwardine civil parish. Large commercial orchards exist just to the north-east of the village, at Pomona Farm.
There is a public house now called The Godwins, converted to a pub in 1954 (as the New Inn) from the residence of William Godwin, local brick and tile manufacturer who displayed many of his wares in his house.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bartestree) |
- Bartestree in the Domesday Book
Sport
Bartestree has a cricket club and a football club.
