Bromsberrow (or Bromesberrow) is part of the
Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to ...
district. The village is close to the meeting point between
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
,
Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthsh ...
, and
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...
. The nearest town is
Ledbury, about four miles north in Herefordshire.
A resident of the village named Emily Bishop (c1879-1961) was recorded extensively singing traditional folk songs by the folklorist
Peter Kennedy in 1952.
The village was briefly home to
Richard Hammond, the former
Top Gear
Top Gear may refer to:
* "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission
Television
* ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme
* ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the or ...
presenter, who resided on a farm next to St. Mary's Church.
Identify as Bremesbyrig
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 910
Aethelflaed constructed a stronghold at "Bremesbyrig"; the location is suspected either being Bromsberry or
Bromsgrove.
Gallery
File:Bromesberrow_St_Mary's_Church.jpg, St. Mary's Church is in Bromsberrow itself
File:Malvern Waterworks at Bromesberrow - Tilley postcard.jpg, Malvern Waterworks
References
External links
Forest of Dean
Villages in Gloucestershire
Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
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