Bromsberrow Explained

Official Name:Bromsberrow
Coordinates:52.0038°N -2.3802°W
Static Image Name:Bromsberrow Heath Post Office.jpg
Static Image Caption:Bromsberrow Heath, the largest settlement in the parish
Shire District:Forest of Dean
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Forest of Dean
Population:407
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Post Town:LEDBURY
Postcode District:HR8
Postcode Area:HR
Dial Code:01531
Os Grid Reference:SO7434

Bromsberrow (or Bromesberrow) is part of the Forest of Dean district. The village is close to the meeting point between Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. The nearest town is Ledbury, about four miles north in Herefordshire.

A resident of the village named Emily Bishop (c1879-1961) was recorded extensively singing traditional folk songs by the folklorist Peter Kennedy in 1952.[2]

The village was briefly home to Richard Hammond, the former Top Gear presenter, who resided on a farm next to St. Mary's Church.[3]

Identify as Bremesbyrig

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 910 Aethelflaed constructed a stronghold at "Bremesbyrig"; the location is suspected either being Bromsberry or Bromsgrove.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 26 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151807/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125099&c=GL18+2BP&d=16&e=62&g=6427197&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1427385490072&enc=1 . 2 April 2015 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Emily Bishop, Bromsberrow Heath, Herefordshire 1952 - Peter Kennedy Collection - World and traditional music British Library - Sounds. 2021-01-07. sounds.bl.uk.
  3. News: Stephenson . David . Hamster’s drive to be new Parky . 19 August 2020 . Express . 2 March 2008.
  4. Book: Swanton . Michael . The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle . 1998 . Psychology Press . 978-0-415-92129-9 . 94–95 . 1 May 2020 . en.
  5. Book: Dyer . Christopher . Bromsgrove: a small town in Worcestershire in the Middle Ages . 2000 . Worcestershire Historical Society. Occasional Publications. 9. 0140-9913. Christopher Dyer.