Lindridge
| Lindridge | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Lawrence | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO675688 |
| Location: | 52°19’2"N, 2°28’39"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tenbury Wells |
| Postcode: | WR15 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Lindridge is a village and parish in the Oswaldslow hundred in the north of Worcestershire, near the Shropshire border and the town of Tenbury Wells. The parish is extensive, and includes the hamlets of Eardiston, Lindridge, and Frith Common. The area around the village is known for its extensive hop fields.
History
The area around Lindridge has been occupied since prehistoric times. During the 19th century a Bronze Age stone bracer was found while digging gravel in the parish,[1][2] and field names like 'Blacklands Meadow' may reflect occupation in the Roman period.[3]
The mediæval manor of Lindridge was held by the monks of Worcester Priory, who reputedly held land in the parish since the 8th century.[4] Place names, some of which are documented from the 13th century onwards, suggest that the manor was farmed using an open-field system.[3]
The Grade II listed church of St Lawrence was built in 1860-1, but occupies the site of an earlier mediæval church.[5][6]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lindridge) |
- ↑ Fox, Deborah (2017). "An archaeological enigma from the Teme Valley". https://researchworcestershire.wordpress.com/2017/04/28/an-archaeological-enigma-from-the-teme-valley/.
- ↑ Evans, John (1897). The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments, of Great Britain. London: Longmans, Green, & Co. pp. 427.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mocroft, Stephanie (2023). "The field names of Lindridge". Worcestershire Recorder 107: 11–14.
- ↑ Hooke, Della (1990). Worcestershire Anglo-Saxon Charter-Bounds. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. pp. 82.
- ↑ Brooks, Alan; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2007). The Buildings of England: Worcestershire. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 429.
- ↑ "CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, Lindridge". https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1081397.
