Bosbury is a village and
civil parish
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in Herefordshire, England, approximately north of
Ledbury. The small
River Leadon
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flows through the parish, passing along the west side of the village.
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mapping Bosbury shares a
parish council with neighbouring
Coddington.
Features
The village has a primary school, a
day nursery
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, a
parish hall
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farmers' market
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and a weekly post office counter), a
barber
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s, a historic
public house
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("The Bell"),
[Bosbury History Resource]
''Pubs of Bromyard, Ledbury and East Herefordshire'' a
bowls
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& tennis club, and a
cricket club
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. A second pub exists just within the parish, on the main road towards Ledbury, at Staplow – "The Oak".
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The ]Church of England
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parish church, dedicated to The Holy Trinity, stands in the centre of the village and is of early 12th century foundation with some fine later medieval additions. The 13th century tower is notable for being one of seven in Herefordshire standing quite apart from the church, some considerable distance in Bosbury's case.[Bosbury Church]
The Story of Holy Trinity, Bosbury This was for defensive purposes in the troubled Marches region. Inside the church sanctuary, one on each of the north and south walls, are two fine examples of Renaissance Italian tombs, dedicated to members of the Harford family who lived in Bosbury throughout the 16th century. Both the main church building and the detached tower are Grade I listed buildings.[British Listed Buildings]
Bosbury
The most notable dwelling, Bosbury House, is a substantial Georgian
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red brick building just outside the village, substantially altered in 1873 and now Grade II listed. Bosbury, both in the village and scattered across the parish, is also noted for its many black and white
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half-timbered buildings, most of which are Grade II listed.[
Outwith the village, the parish is well-populated but dispersed, with numerous large farms and small hamlets, including Catley, Stoneyard, Swinmore, Cold Green, Bowley Lane, Pow Green, Townend, Old Country, Slatch Farm, Norbridge, Gold Hill, Stanley Hill, Southfield and part of Staplow.][
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Transport
The village is situated on the B4220 road,[ an old route between Ledbury and ]Worcester
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, and a country bus route (Ledbury-Worcester) serves the village, with an additional bus to and from Ledbury on school days.
The nearest railway station is Ledbury, approximately distant by road.[
The ]Herefordshire Trail
The Herefordshire Trail is a long distance footpath in Herefordshire, England.
Route and distance
The trail, running for as a circular tour of Herefordshire, links the five market towns of Leominster, Bromyard, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Kin ...
long-distance footpath passes through the village, as does The National Byway.
The route of the derelict Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal
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passes through the southwest corner of the parish.
Agriculture
The village was most noted in the 19th and 20th centuries for hops
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, being the largest hop farming area outside of Kent
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. The local hop industry in the area is much reduced and many old hop yards stand empty or have been demolished, whilst some oast house
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s have been converted into dwellings. The countryside of the parish does however still have a sizeable acreage of orchard
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s and hop vines, and there has in recent years been a revival of apple, pear and hop cultivation corresponding with increased popularity and consumption in Britain of traditional cider, perry
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and ale
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History
The bishops of Hereford in medieval times held the manors at Bosbury and Coddington and frequently held court at the manor house in the village.[Bosbury Neighbourhood Plan]
(2015) Known as the "Bishop's Palace", there exist some remains at Old Court, to the north of the churchyard. Two bishops of Hereford died in Bosbury – Æthelstan
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(in 1056) and Richard de Swinfield (in 1317). The palace was converted to agricultural use as an oast house
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.
A separate manor of Upleadon existed in the parish, on the west side of the Leadon, and included Catley.[
The ]Knights Templar
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had a base in Bosbury at what is now Temple Court, which was a moated preceptory
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of the order, and there is a Templar grave stone inside the church.[
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People
Bosbury was the home of the chairmaker Philip Clissett
Philip Clissett (born 8 January 1817, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, England; died 17 January 1913, Bosbury, Herefordshire) was a Victorian country chairmaker who influenced and inspired the English Arts and Crafts Movement through various arch ...
from about 1842 until his death in 1913. Clissett is well known for his links to the English Arts and Crafts Movement.
The Victorian novelist, Edna Lyall
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, is buried and commemorated in the churchyard.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Bosbury had a population of 780, whilst the two parishes of Bosbury and Coddington had a combined population of 888, decreasing 8.5% to 813 at the 2011 census, giving an estimated population for Bosbury of 714
Politics
Bosbury and Coddington Parish Council meet monthly at the Parish Hall. Bosbury has eleven seats on the council, whilst Coddington has two.
The parishes of Bosbury, Coddington, Colwall
Colwall is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on the border with Worcestershire, nestling on the western side of the Malvern Hills at the heart of the AONB. Areas of the village are known as Colwall Stone, Upper Colwall which sha ...
, and Mathon together form the ward
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of Hope End, which returns one elected councillor to Herefordshire Council
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History
The council was formed on 1 April 1998 followi ...
. The most recent election was in May 2015, in which the Conservative
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candidate, Tony Johnson, was elected. Councillor Johnson is the Leader of the Council
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.Herefordshire Council
Cllr A W Johnson
Bosbury lies in the North Herefordshire parliamentary constituency, represented by Bill Wiggin
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(Conservative).
Gallery
File:Bosbury High Street, 2013.JPG, Main Street, looking east.
File:Bosbury Holy Trinity Church, 2013.JPG, Bosbury Holy Trinity church with its detached tower.
File:Bosbury Stone, 2013.JPG, A monolith located at the SE corner of the tower.
File:Bosbury Old Boy's School and High Street, 2013.JPG, Looking south from the Old Boys' School.
File:Bosbury Bronze War Memorial, 2013.JPG, The bronze First World War memorial.
File:Bosbury House - geograph.org.uk - 1552907.jpg, Bosbury House.
References
External links
Bosbury and Coddington Parish Council
Bosbury church
Bosbury History Resource
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Villages in Herefordshire
Civil parishes in Herefordshire