Grafton Flyford
| Grafton Flyford | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Grafton Flyford Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO962557 |
| Location: | 52°12’51"N, 2°3’7"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Worcester |
| Postcode: | WR7 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wychavon |
Grafton Flyford or Flyford Grafton is a village and parish in the Pershore Hundred of Worcestershire, about six miles east of Worcester.
It neighbours Stock Green, with the large farm house Hill Top Farm standing on the border.
In 1377, or 1378, Henry de Ardern was granted the manor of Flyford Grafton by the Earl of Warwick for a red rose.[1]
St John's Church
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building. The earliest parts are of the 13th to 14th century; the tower, of the 14th century, has an embattled parapet, within which is a short stone spire. The east window is 15th-century. The church was restored in 1875 by William Hopkins.[2][3]
Deserted mediæval village
To the north-west and north-east of the church are earthworks (a scheduled monument) showing the remains of a deserted mediæval village. There are enclosures, the largest about 130 by 140 yds, which were once gardens or paddocks, and within some are house platforms. Sunken trackways run between the enclosures. Remains of five ponds can be discerned, and an area of mediæval ridge and furrows.[4]
Grafton Wood
To the east of the village is Grafton Wood, a nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. It is ancient woodland, and is the centre of the only colony of brown hairstreak butterflies in the Midlands.[5]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Grafton Flyford) |
- ↑ Driver, J. T. Worcestershire Knights of the Shire 1377-1421 Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society. Third Series Vol 4 1974 p19
- ↑ "Parishes: Grafton Flyford", in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 4, ed. William Page and J W Willis-Bund (London, 1924), pp. 85-89 British History Online. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1374136: Church of St John the Baptist
- ↑ National Heritage List 1005351: Deserted medieval village
- ↑ "Grafton Wood" Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2021.