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Baddesley Manor
Baddesley may refer to: * Baddesley Clinton, Warwick - a moated manor house * Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire * North Baddesley, Hampshire **Baddesley Preceptory {{Infobox monastery , name = Baddesley Preceptory , image = , caption = , full = , other_names = Godsfield, Godesfield , order = Knights Hospitaller , established = pre. 1304 , disestablish ... * South Baddesley, Hampshire {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baddesley Clinton
Baddesley Clinton () is a moated manor house, about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of the town of Warwick, in the village of Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England. The house probably originated in the 13th century, when large areas of the Forest of Arden were cleared for farmland. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the house is a Grade I listed building. The house, park and gardens are owned by the National Trust and open to the public; they lie in a civil parish of the same name. History In 1438 John Brome, Under-Treasurer of England, purchased the manor, which passed to his son, Nicholas Brome (d.1517), who rebuilt the nearby parish church dedicated to St Michael, as a penance for having murdered the parish priest, a crime reputed to have been committed inside the house. The house from this period was equipped with gun-ports, and possibly a drawbridge over the moat. When Nicholas Brome died in 1517, the house passed to his daughter, who in 1500 had married Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baddesley Ensor
Baddesley Ensor is a village and civil parish in the district of North Warwickshire in Warwickshire, England, about three miles west of Atherstone. It runs into the village of Grendon, which forms a parish itself. History There were mining activities in the area for centuries before the two main shafts, which formed Baddesley Colliery, were sunk in 1850. Although called Baddesley Colliery it was actually just over the border in Baxterley. From then on until 1989 when the pit closed most Baddesley men worked in some capacity at the mine. The worst disaster at the mine occurred on 2 May 1882. There was a fire followed by an explosion and 23 men lost their lives in attempting to rescue nine night shift workers trapped by the fire. A memorial to all the men who worked in the mines, in the form of a pit head winding wheel was erected on the common on the site of the old Maypole pit. Since the closure of the mine the village is now mainly residential. Landmarks Baddesley Ensor is kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Baddesley
North Baddesley is a large village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is situated east of the town of Romsey and north of Southampton. It occupies an area of approximately , and is home to a population of just over 10,000 people, reducing to 7,000 at the 2011 Census. It is located in the Test Valley; a river famous for trout fishing. North Baddesley is one of the largest villages in the South of England, larger than many market towns. Location Nearby towns and cities: Romsey, Southampton, Eastleigh, Winchester Nearby villages: Rownhams, Chandler's Ford, Ampfield, Chilworth, Nursling History The Domesday Book of 1086 shows North Baddesley or ''Badeslei'' as it was then called (''ley'' meaning a wood, and Baed or Baeddi being a proper name, i.e. Baeddi's Wood) as a small hamlet with a church, four farms, seven smallholdings and a wood sufficient for ten hogs valued at 60 shillings (£3). The most notable event in North Baddesley's past was the arrival in the 12th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baddesley Preceptory
{{Infobox monastery , name = Baddesley Preceptory , image = , caption = , full = , other_names = Godsfield, Godesfield , order = Knights Hospitaller , established = pre. 1304 , disestablished = 1540 , mother = , diocese = , churches = , founder = , dedication = , people = , location = Godsfield, and later North Baddesley, Hampshire, England , coord = {{coord, 51.12917, -1.13914, region:GB_type:landmark {{coord, 50.98745, -1.41612, region:GB_type:landmark, display=inline,title , oscoor = , remains = chapel at Godsfield, no remains at North Baddesley , public_access = Baddesley Preceptory was a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller at North Baddesley in Hampshire, England. The preceptory was founded at Godsfield but was moved soon after the Black Death. Foundation Land in Godsfield, Hampshire was first granted to the Hospitallers by Henry of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
