Chaddesley Corbett
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Chaddesley Corbett is a village
and civil parish
in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire
, England
. The civil parish also includes the settlements of Bluntington, Brockencote, Mustow Green, Cakebole, Outwood, Harvington
, and Drayton
.
times,
and is recorded in the Domesday Book
of 1086-7 as Cedeslai, when it was held by a woman, Eadgifu, who also held it in the time of King Edward
before the Norman Conquest
of 1066. It consisted of eight berewicks and 25 hides of which 10 were free of geld and had the value of £12. The area was subject to forest law for around a century to 1301, as part of Feckenham Forest
.
Chaddesley Corbett had a population of 1343 persons and 280 houses in 1821.
The parish had a population of 1,440 persons and 607 households in 2001.
church of St Cassian. There is also a Methodist Chapel in Bluntington and a Catholic chapel associated with Harvington Hall
. The three village pubs, The Talbot, The Swan and The Fox were named in the 2007 Good Beer Guide
.
There is also a Post Office and General Store named Samuel Jukes after a previous owner, a butcher, hairdresser and beauty salon, a flower shop and a delicatessen. Local services include a GP surgery and two schools, one being Chaddesley Corbett Primary School, the other being the independent Winterfold House School. The primary school caters for Reception to Year 6 and replaced the previous Chaddesley Corbett Endowed First School under the Wyre Forest education review. Each school has an associated pre-school nursery.
Chaddesley Corbett Sports Club is located in Fox Lane and has rugby, football and cricket sections, all of which play in one or more local leagues.
The village is the location for the Lady Dudley Cup, a point to point race that was first run in 1897.
Chaddesley Woods is an area of woodland and nature reserve to the east of the village, thought to be a remnant of the medieval Feckenham Forest
. It is under the care of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
, founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife. The main section of the woods has a network of public footpaths to facilitate access.
While references in the Domesday Book imply that there was a church at Chaddesley Corbett before that date, the present nave dates from the 12th century with later additions. Additions and alterations followed in succeeding centuries. For example, the St Nicholas Chapel added in the 13th century; chancel, north aisle and south aisle added in the 14th century; vestry (probably) added in the 16th century when the south aisle and St Nicholas Chapel were also altered; the tower and spire added in the 18th century; north aisle widened and vestry altered in the 19th century.
20th and 21st century alterations include repairs, improvements, and other memorials. Amongst these are a large Roll of Honour, listing those who served in World War I, housed in the tower which is also the main entrance to the nave, and two windows commemorating soldiers killed during World War II. The pipes of the organ were relocated to a gallery at the west end of the nave when the St Nicholas Chapel was refurnished. There is now a small kitchen in the choir vestry, and a toilet meeting modern standards under the D.D.A.
The pipe organ
, currently 3 manuals plus pedals, was first built in 1817 and relocated from a west gallery during major restoration and alterations in 1863-4.
The monuments begin with those to members of the Corbett family, local lords of the manor and benefactors of the church. A wide variety of other people are also commemorated. The set of three tablets listing the Wheelers and Harwards of Winterfold is an interesting example. Other memorials are in stained glass windows, of which the south chancel window is a fine example. The south aisle wall leans significantly, and is supported by a substantial flying buttress
. This happens to be located the other side of the wall from the Wheeler-Harward tablets.
The Norman
stone font is thought to be the work of the Herefordshire
School of sculptors, active c.1125-1150, which drew on Romanesque
models from southern Europe. It features a main motif of interlaced dragon
s—symbolising, perhaps, the evil of original sin which is washed away in baptism—with other interlacing patterns along the rim and base. The dragons resemble Romanesque north Italian
models, especially the pulpit of San Giulio
abbey in Piedmont
, but their interlacing is a motif of indigenous Anglo-Irish origin.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The civil parish also includes the settlements of Bluntington, Brockencote, Mustow Green, Cakebole, Outwood, Harvington
Harvington Hall
Harvington Hall is a moated medieval and Elizabethan manor house in the hamlet of Harvington in the civil parish of Chaddesley Corbett, south-east of Kidderminster in the English county of Worcestershire....
, and Drayton
Drayton, Worcestershire
Drayton is a village in Worcestershire, England....
.
Location, geography, history, demographics
Chaddesley Corbett is situated on the north side of the A448 approximately mid-way between the north Worcestershire towns of Bromsgrove and Kidderminster. The village was named Chad Lea, or the place of Chad, in SaxonAnglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
times,
and is recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086-7 as Cedeslai, when it was held by a woman, Eadgifu, who also held it in the time of King Edward
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
before the Norman Conquest
Norman conquest of England
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England...
of 1066. It consisted of eight berewicks and 25 hides of which 10 were free of geld and had the value of £12. The area was subject to forest law for around a century to 1301, as part of Feckenham Forest
Feckenham Forest
Feckenham Forest was a royal forest, centred around the town of Feckenham, covering large parts of west Worcestershire and Warwickshire. As such, it was not entirely wooded, nor entirely the property of the King. Rather, the King had legal rights over game, wood and grazing within the forest, and...
.
Chaddesley Corbett had a population of 1343 persons and 280 houses in 1821.
The parish had a population of 1,440 persons and 607 households in 2001.
Village general description and features
Within the village urban area is the Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
church of St Cassian. There is also a Methodist Chapel in Bluntington and a Catholic chapel associated with Harvington Hall
Harvington Hall
Harvington Hall is a moated medieval and Elizabethan manor house in the hamlet of Harvington in the civil parish of Chaddesley Corbett, south-east of Kidderminster in the English county of Worcestershire....
. The three village pubs, The Talbot, The Swan and The Fox were named in the 2007 Good Beer Guide
Good Beer Guide
The Good Beer Guide is a book published annually by the Campaign for Real Ale listing what they consider to be the best cask ale outlets in the United Kingdom.-Details:...
.
There is also a Post Office and General Store named Samuel Jukes after a previous owner, a butcher, hairdresser and beauty salon, a flower shop and a delicatessen. Local services include a GP surgery and two schools, one being Chaddesley Corbett Primary School, the other being the independent Winterfold House School. The primary school caters for Reception to Year 6 and replaced the previous Chaddesley Corbett Endowed First School under the Wyre Forest education review. Each school has an associated pre-school nursery.
Chaddesley Corbett Sports Club is located in Fox Lane and has rugby, football and cricket sections, all of which play in one or more local leagues.
The village is the location for the Lady Dudley Cup, a point to point race that was first run in 1897.
Chaddesley Woods is an area of woodland and nature reserve to the east of the village, thought to be a remnant of the medieval Feckenham Forest
Feckenham Forest
Feckenham Forest was a royal forest, centred around the town of Feckenham, covering large parts of west Worcestershire and Warwickshire. As such, it was not entirely wooded, nor entirely the property of the King. Rather, the King had legal rights over game, wood and grazing within the forest, and...
. It is under the care of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is one of 47 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife....
, founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife. The main section of the woods has a network of public footpaths to facilitate access.
St Cassian's Church
20th and 21st century alterations include repairs, improvements, and other memorials. Amongst these are a large Roll of Honour, listing those who served in World War I, housed in the tower which is also the main entrance to the nave, and two windows commemorating soldiers killed during World War II. The pipes of the organ were relocated to a gallery at the west end of the nave when the St Nicholas Chapel was refurnished. There is now a small kitchen in the choir vestry, and a toilet meeting modern standards under the D.D.A.
Disability discrimination act
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The pipe organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
, currently 3 manuals plus pedals, was first built in 1817 and relocated from a west gallery during major restoration and alterations in 1863-4.
The monuments begin with those to members of the Corbett family, local lords of the manor and benefactors of the church. A wide variety of other people are also commemorated. The set of three tablets listing the Wheelers and Harwards of Winterfold is an interesting example. Other memorials are in stained glass windows, of which the south chancel window is a fine example. The south aisle wall leans significantly, and is supported by a substantial flying buttress
Flying buttress
A flying buttress is a specific form of buttressing most strongly associated with Gothic church architecture. The purpose of any buttress is to resist the lateral forces pushing a wall outwards by redirecting them to the ground...
. This happens to be located the other side of the wall from the Wheeler-Harward tablets.
The Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
stone font is thought to be the work of the Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
School of sculptors, active c.1125-1150, which drew on Romanesque
Romanesque art
Romanesque art refers to the art of Western Europe from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 13th century, or later, depending on region. The preceding period is increasingly known as the Pre-Romanesque...
models from southern Europe. It features a main motif of interlaced dragon
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
s—symbolising, perhaps, the evil of original sin which is washed away in baptism—with other interlacing patterns along the rim and base. The dragons resemble Romanesque north Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
models, especially the pulpit of San Giulio
San Giulio Island
Isola San Giulio or San Giulio Island is an island within Lake Orta in Piedmont, northwestern Italy. The island is 275 metres long , and is 140 metres wide . The most famous building on the island is the marvellous Basilica of Saint Giulio close to which you can see the monumental old Seminary...
abbey in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, but their interlacing is a motif of indigenous Anglo-Irish origin.
Famous residents
- Jim YardleyJim YardleyJames Barrett Yardley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist currently working in New Delhi.Yardley is a graduate of Walter Hines Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina and received a B.A. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, class of '86...
was born in Chaddesley Corbett and played cricket for Chaddesley Corbett CC before going on to play first-class cricket for Worcestershire, and Northamptonshire. - Ernest PerryErnest Perry (cricketer)Ernest Harvey Perry was an English cricketer who played ten first-class games for Worcestershire between 1933 and 1946...
, first-class cricketer, was born in Chaddesley Corbett.