Knightwick
| Knightwick | |
|---|---|
 Knightwick - the butcher's shop | |
  Knightwick Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO730558 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORCESTER |
| Postcode district | WR6 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
Knightwick is a small village and civil parish (with Doddenham) in the Malvern Hills district in the county of Worcestershire, England.
History
[edit]Knightwick manor house dates in part from the late 17th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Knightwick's former parish church has been lost and replaced in 1879 with a mortuary chapel in the village graveyard.[2]
Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Knightwick Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.[3]
Previously served by the now closed Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway.
References
[edit]- ^ "Manor House A Grade II* Listed Building in Knightwick, Worcestershire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Mortuary Chapel". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
External links
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Media related to Knightwick at Wikimedia Commons
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