词条 | Birtsmorton |
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| country = England | coordinates = {{coord|52.01759|-2.29108|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Birtsmorton | population = 250 | static_image = Birtsmorton churcht.jpg | static_image_width = 250px | static_image_caption = Birtsmorton Church | shire_district = Malvern Hills | shire_county = Worcestershire | region = West Midlands | civil_parish = Birtsmorton | constituency_westminster = West Worcestershire | postcode_district = WR13 | postcode_area = WR | post_town = MALVERN | dial_code = 01684 | os_grid_reference = SO799355 | london_distance = {{Convert|100|mi|km}} }}Birtsmorton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire, England, 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.[1] There is a large manor house, Birtsmorton Court, which is used today as a wedding venue.[2] Birtsmorton was the birthplace of the chairmaker Philip Clissett who lived in the parish from his birth in 1817 until about 1842.[3] ToponymyThe 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.[4] References1. ^St Peter & St Paul, Birtsmorton - a church near you {{Commons category|Birtsmorton}}{{Malvern Hills}}{{Worcestershire-geo-stub}}2. ^Birtsmorton Court {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116155211/http://www.birtsmortoncourt.com/site/index.cfm |date=January 16, 2010 }} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Rowell|first=T.A.|title=Philip Clissett, Chairmaker 1817-1913|url=http://www.philipclissett.co.uk|accessdate=6 July 2013}} 4. ^{{cite book |ref=harv |last=Ekwall |first=Eilert |title=Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names |others=3rd ed., reprinted with corrections |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1951 |pages=316, 485}} 2 : Villages in Worcestershire|Civil parishes in Worcestershire |
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