Shrawley
| Shrawley | |
 St Mary's church |
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  Shrawley Shrawley shown within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 355 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SO806649 |
| Civil parish | Shrawley |
| District | Malvern Hills |
| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode district | WR6 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | West Worcestershire |
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Originally Shrawley consisted in a series of scattered hamlets that have become the civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It was for this reason that it did not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086. The main hamlets were Frog Pool, Great Shrawley, Noutard's Green and Sankyns Green.[1]
The village is situated on the western bank of the River Severn. The northern and southern boundaries of the parish are two small tributaries of the River Severn, Dick Brook to the north and Shrawley Brook to the south. To the west is Hillhampton, the north west and north is the parish of Astley and to the south Holt.
The B4196 road runs throughout the village from the A433 at the Holt Heath boundary in the south to the Astley boundary at Glazenbridge on Dick Brook in the north.
Shrawley was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred. [2]
Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Shrawley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.[3]
Population
- 1871 519
- 1901 414
- 1921 384
- 1931 414
- 1981 348
- 2001 355.[4]
Shrawley Wood
In 1955 Shrawley Wood (103.1 hectares or 254.8 acres), was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its Biological interest.[5] The site was selected because it is a large tract of ancient woodland almost completely dominated by coppiced Small-leaved Lime. "...This type of woodland is a feature of eastern England and its occurrence here is unusual in the West Midlands. The woodland also has a long history of management with records going back to the beginning of the eighteenth century. ... The streams and pools included in this site add to the site’s conservation value ... the rare soft hornwort occurs in one of the pools. Over 400 species of fungi have been recorded in the woodland. ...".[6]
Manor of Shrawley
In 1700 the Manor of Shrawley came up for sale by the Cliffe family, and after investigating the prospects, which included timber from Shrawley Great Wood of over 300 acres (1.2 km2), Thomas Vernon (1665–1721), of Hanbury Hall, managed to acquire it for £13,000. Shrawley remained an important Vernon family possession through to about 1980 when the heir to the last member of the Vernon family, living in Shrawley Wood House, died.
Church of St Mary
The parish church, St Mary, dates back to around 1100 [7] and is a Grade I listed building.Grade I In the autumn of 1978 the ecclesiastical Parish of Shrawley was amalgamated with that of the neighbouring parish of St Michael's, Great Witley, together with its chapel in Little Witley, to form the Benefice of Shrawley and The Witleys.[8]
The church has a virtually complete set of high box pews.
On 1st April 1978 the ownership of the Rector's Glebe Land, in Shrawley, which consisted of 128 acres of land and a small wood was transferred from the Rector's ownership to that of the Diocese of Worcester.[9] in line with the rest of the UK.
References
- ↑ Shrawley through the Ages: The Parish of Shrawley to celebrate the Ninth Centenary of St Mary's Church July 1982 Robert O. Walker 1982
- ↑ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
- ↑ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
- ↑ Shrawley through the Ages: The Parish of Shrawley to celebrate the Ninth Centenary of St Mary's Church July 1982 Within Living Memory Anon 1982
- ↑ Natural England Citation dated 12 May 1986
- ↑ Natural England Citation dated 12 May 1986
- ↑ "Parishes: Shrawley". A History of the County of Worcester: volume 4. Victoria County History. 1924. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ↑ Memory Lane Shrawley and the Witleys Parish Magazine September 2013 p17
- ↑ Memory Lane Shrawley and the Witleys Parish Magazine September 2013 p17
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