Conderton Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.0322°N -2.0532°W
Official Name:Conderton
Static Image:The Yew Tree Inn, Conderton.jpg
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Static Image Caption:The Yew Tree Inn
Shire District:Wychavon
Shire County:Worcestershire
Region:West Midlands
Civil Parish:Overbury
Constituency Westminster:West Worcestershire
Postcode District:GL20
Postcode Area:GL
Post Town:Tewkesbury
Dial Code:01386

Conderton is a small hamlet in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England.

Toponymy

The name Conderton is derived from the Old English Cantware-tūn, meaning "Farmstead of the Kent dwellers or Kentishmen". It has been recorded as Cantuaretun (875) and Canterton (1201).[1]

History

See also: History of Worcestershire. There is evidence of Roman activity within the area, shown by the presence of samian pottery in a nearby site.[2]

The earliest known record of Conderton is in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 875, where it is grouped together with Overbury and Pendock. Land in the area was granted to St Mary's minster, Worcester, by Ceolwulf II of Mercia. Conderton is not mentioned within the Domesday Book, but is assumed to still be connected to Overbury.[3]

Governance

Conderton is primarily governed by Overbury Parish Council.[4] It is then governed by Wychavon District Council. It falls within the West Worcestershire constituency.[5]

Geography

Conderton is located on the south side of Bredon Hill, near the villages of Overbury and Beckford.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mills . A. D. . Room . Adrian . The Oxford Names Companion . 2002 . Oxford University Press . 0198605617 . 992.
  2. Jacobs, A.J. . Finds from Atwoods Field, Conderton, Bredon Hill, Worcestershire . Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service . 1–3 . 23 November 2018.
  3. Book: Hooke . Della . Worcestershire Anglo-Saxon Charter Bounds . 1990 . Boydell Press . 0851152767 . 125–129.
  4. Web site: Overbury & Conderton Village Website . 23 November 2018.
  5. Web site: West Worcestershire - UK Parliament . beta.parliament.uk . 23 November 2018 . en.