Earls Croome Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.0785°N -2.1909°W
Official Name:Earl's Croome
Population:243
Population Ref:(2021)
Static Image Name:St Nicholas Church, Earls Croome.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Nicholas Church
Shire District:Malvern Hills
Shire County:Worcestershire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:West Worcestershire
Postcode District:WR8
Postcode Area:WR
Post Town:Worcester

Earl's Croome is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It had a population of 243 in 2021.[1]

History

See also: History of Worcestershire. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book, 1086, as Crumba. The first part of its name is derived from the Earl of Coventry who had Earl's Croome Court as a residence opposite the village church. The church is St. Nicholas Church of England.

In 1377, or 1378, Henry de Ardern was granted the manor of Croome Adam (now Earls Croome) by the Earl of Warwick for a red rose.[2]

Charles Coventry (1867–1929), who played cricket for England in the first two Test matches they played against South Africa, is buried in the village cemetery. He commanded the Worcestershire Yeomanry during the First World War and was captured by the Turks at Katia in April 1916, spending the rest of the conflict as a prisoner of war.[3]

For the 2000 millennial celebration a map was produced about the village history called "The Parish of Earl's Croome 2000". A book was also produced.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Earl's Croome . City population . 2 May 2023.
  2. Driver, J. T. Worcestershire Knights of the Shire 1377-1421 Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society. Third Series Vol 4 1974 p19
  3. Atkin. Susanne. 2016. C.J. Coventry: Katia and Beyond. Friends of Croome Newsletter, No.24.