Romsley is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Bromsgrove District
Bromsgrove is a non-metropolitan district, local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England. It is named after its only town, Bromsgrove, where its council is based, but also includes several villages and surrounding rural areas ...
of
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...
, England, on the east side of the
Clent Hills
The Clent Hills are a hill range in Clent, Worcestershire, England. The closest towns are Stourbridge and Halesowen. The Clent Hills range consists of, in order from north-west to south-east: Wychbury Hill, Clent Hill (and Adams Hill), and Wal ...
about 4 miles south of
Halesowen
Halesowen ( ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England.
Historic counties of England, Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, ...
. In 2001 it had a population of 1,601.
The parish church, dedicated to
Saint Kenelm is a Grade I listed building. The nave of the church continues directly into the chancel, both are from the 12th century and built of red sandstone. A 15th-century tower is of greenish sandstone, and the church has a timber porch. The chancel is built over a crypt that once contained the shrine of St Kenelm.
A spring marks the reputed site of his martyrdom.
The village and its area attract walkers, campers, and caravanners on the Clent and Walton Hills and on the Cuckoos Corner site. The main road that runs through Romsley is called Bromsgrove Road. There are limited local amenities including a post office, a butcher, a pub-restaurant, and a hairdresser.
Romsley features in
Geoffrey Hill
Sir Geoffrey William Hill, Royal_Society_of_Literature#Fellowship, FRSL (18 June 1932 – 30 June 2016) was an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston Uni ...
's long poem ''The Triumph of Love'':
Gallery
File:St Kenelm’s Church Hall, Romsley, Worcestershire - geograph.org.uk - 2112769.jpg, St Kenelm’s Church Hall in Romsley.
File:Romsley Methodist Church, Bromsgrove Road - geograph.org.uk - 2027991.jpg, Romsley Methodist Church
File:Entering Romsley - geograph.org.uk - 2348430.jpg, The Bromsgrove Road into Romsley from Halesowen.
File:St Kenelm's church, Romsley - geograph.org.uk - 5730241.jpg, St Kenelm's Church, Romsley.
References
Villages in Worcestershire
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