Knightwick Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.1998°N -2.3954°W
Official Name:Knightwick
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Static Image Caption:Knightwick - the butcher's shop
Shire District:Malvern Hills
Shire County:Worcestershire
Region:West Midlands
Postcode District:WR6
Postcode Area:WR
Post Town:WORCESTER
Os Grid Reference:SO730558

Knightwick is a small village and civil parish (with Doddenham) in the Malvern Hills district in the county of Worcestershire, England.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire. Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Knightwick Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.[1]

Previously served by the now closed Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway.

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Notes and References

  1. Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.