Madresfield
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Madresfield is a village in Worcestershire. Nearby is Madresfield Court, which was the seat of the Earls Beauchamp. Madresfield is about two miles east of Malvern and less than two miles from the River Severn.
The village has a primary school. Madresfield is part of a Church of England parish which includes the close by village of Guarlford. There is a church in the village (St Mary the Virgin). There have been three Churches, the first a small Chapel that was mainly used by the Beauchamp family, a second was built designed by Pugin and located at the rear of the present Church. The second Church was pulled down after twelve years as it was built on marshy ground and became unsafe. The present Church was built on a piece of ground given by Earl Beauchamp as a burial ground, and used many items from the old Church.
The name Madresfield come from Mathers mowing ground.
Madresfield is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, this could be because it was linked with Powick and paid no taxes in its own behalf.
The main road though the village was re-routed in the early 19th century to move it away from Madresfield Court. Many of the village houses were built just after this period.
A Roman kiln was discovered on ground near Northend Farm, near to what is now Roman Way. There is an 800yr old ditch alongside Townsend Way that was once the boundary to the ancient village of Madresfield.
The village boasted two village greens, Mathersfield Green near "Byways" and Bunn's Green on the corner at Northend Lane and Rectory Lane.
