Tardebigge

Village in Worcestershire, England Human settlement in EnglandTardebiggeSt Bartholomew's churchTardebiggeLocation within WorcestershirePopulation3,549 OS grid referenceSP000690Civil parishTutnall and CobleyDistrictBromsgroveShire countyWorcestershireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBROMSGROVEPostcode districtB60Dialling code01527PoliceWest MerciaFireHereford and WorcesterAmbulanceWest Midlands UK ParliamentBromsgrove List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°19′19″N 2°00′25″W / 52.322°N 2.007°W / 52.322; -2.007 Tardebigge (/ˈtɑːrdibɪɡ/) is a village in Worcestershire, England. Its ward population was 3,549 in 2021. The village is most famous for the Tardebigge Locks, a flight of 30 canal locks that raise the Worcester and Birmingham Canal over 220 feet (67 metres) over the Lickey Ridge. It lies in the county of Worcestershire, although it was also historically an exclave of Staffordshire or Warwickshire at different times in its history. Toponymy Tyrde Bicgan is Old English for "big tower" or "tower on a hill," reflecting the position of the church. It was called Terdeberie in the Domesday Book and subsequently spelt