Holy Cross, Worcestershire Explained

Country:	England
Coordinates:	52.4075°N -2.1144°W
Official Name:	Holy Cross
Static Image:	Holy Cross..jpg
Static Image Width:	250px
Shire District:	Bromsgrove
Shire County:	Worcestershire
Region:	West Midlands
Civil Parish:	Clent
Constituency Westminster:	Bromsgrove
Postcode District:	DY9
Postcode Area:	DY
Post Town:	STOURBRIDGE
Os Grid Reference:	SO923788

Holy Cross is one of five hamlets in village of Clent in the county of Worcestershire, England. The hamlet consists of housing apart from the Bell and Cross public house, Clent Parish Hall and Clent Primary School.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire. A converted barn was the Roman Catholic Church of St Wulstan and St Oswald from 1926 until 2012.^[1]

The cutting through nearby Button Hill through which the main road between Stourbridge and Bromsgrove used to pass was constructed as part of the poor relief and opened in 1834.

Notes and References

1. • Pub: News: The Bell & Cross pub in Clent wins Pub of the Year 2010 . . 1 October 2009 . 9 June 2018 . 19 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200319100155/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/local-news/the-bell--cross-pub-in-clent-104671 . dead .
   • Parish hall: Web site: Clent Parish Hall – Clent Parish Council . Clent Parish Council – Working with the Community . 15 July 2016 . 9 June 2018 .
   • School: Web site: Clent Primary School website . Home . Clent Primary School . 9 June 2018 .
   • Roman Catholic Church: Web site: Clent . Worcestershire & Dudley Historic Churches Trust . 9 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142051/https://www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?page=clent . dead .