Kyre Magna
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| Kyre Magna | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO626634 |
| Location: | 52°16’5"N, 2°32’54"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tenbury Wells |
| Postcode: | WR15 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
Kyre Magna or Great Kyre is a small village and parish in the Doddingtree hundred of Worcestershire. It is also known anciently as Kyre Wyard. The adjacent Kyre Parva is a hamlet in Stoke Bliss parish, the rest of which is in Herefordshire.
The civil parish is known simply as Kyre and shares its parish council with Stoke Bliss and Bockleton.
Kyre Park
Kyre Park is a park and gardens within the village which is known for being designed by[Capability Brown. The park was used for hunting deer until the mid-1700s, when it was laid out for the Pytts family. It contains numerous follies and a Grade-II listed barn, which now houses antiques. The park is privately owned but is open daily to the public.[1]
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