Birtsmorton
| Birtsmorton | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Birtsmorton Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO799355 |
| Location: | 52°1’3"N, 2°17’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 250 |
| Post town: | Malvern |
| Postcode: | WR13 |
| Dialling code: | 01684 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Birtsmorton or Birts Morton is a village and parish in the Pershore Hundred of Worcestershire, which at the 2001 census had a population of 250. It is in the south-west of the county, not far from the borders with Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and dates from the 14th century.[1] There is a large manor house, Birtsmorton Court, which is used today as a wedding venue.[2] It was the home for many centuries of the Nanfan family, some of whose tombs are in the church.
In 1703, the Rev. Samuel Juice, a former rector, endowed a village school in Rye Street. [3]
Birtsmorton was the birthplace of the chairmaker Philip Clissett who lived in the parish from his birth in 1817 until about 1842.[4]
Toponymy
The village belonged to the Le Bret family from the 12th century onwards. Bret means Breton. The same family name is associated with Westonbirt House near Tetbury, Gloucestershire.[5]
References
- ↑ "St Peter & St Paul, Birtsmorton - a church near you". http://www.achurchnearyou.com/birtsmorton-st-peter-st-paul/. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ↑ Birtsmorton Court
- ↑ British History Online "Birtsmorton". Online reference
- ↑ Rowell, T.A.. "Philip Clissett, Chairmaker 1817-1913". http://www.philipclissett.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1951). Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. 3rd ed., reprinted with corrections. Oxford University Press. pp. 316, 485.
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