Martin Hussingtree is a small village situated between

Droitwich Spa Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester, Engl ...

and

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in the county of

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, England. It is north of another village called

Fernhill Heath Fernhill Heath is a village in Worcestershire, England. It is in the civil parish of North Claines in Wychavon district. Fernhill Heath is located on the A38 main road on the north-side of the City of Worcester and is approximately 3 miles north ...

. It is situated on a junction of the A38 and A4538. A public house called The Swan is located just north of the junction. Its name derives from two separate manors: Meretun (meaning farmstead by the boundary) and Husan Treo (boundary tree of lands belonging to Husa, a personal name). The village is within the area of the

Hindlip Hindlip or Hinlip is a village and civil parish north east of Worcester, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 180. The parish touches Tibberton, Martin Hussingtree, Salwarpe, ...

, Martin Hussingtree and

Salwarpe Salwarpe is a small village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, less than two miles south west of Droitwich, but in open country. The name is also spelled Salwarp, and in the time of John Leland was recorded as S ...

parish council. The churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels contains the grave of

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, a composer of sacred music in the time of

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and

King James I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until hi ...

. He was a relative by marriage of the Folliott family, who were Lords of the Manor of Martin Hussingtree for generations. His work "Galliard-the Lady Folliott's" was written in honour of his daughter-in-law, Isabella Folliott.

References

External links

Hindlip, Martin Hussingtree and Salwarpe Parish CouncilParish website
Villages in Worcestershire Wychavon Civil parishes in Worcestershire {{Worcestershire-geo-stub