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Coordinates: 52°18′18″N 2°06′11″W / 52.305°N 2.103°W
Upton Warren 
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Upton Warren
Upton Warren shown within WorcestershirePopulation 291 [1] OS grid reference SO930674 Parish Upton Warren District Wychavon Shire county Worcestershire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BROMSGROVE Postcode district B61 Police West Mercia Fire Hereford and Worcester Ambulance West Midlands EU Parliament West Midlands List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire Upton Warren is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district, in Worcestershire, England. The village is situated just off the A38 road between Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa, and on the River Salwarpe. In the 2001 census, the parish, which also contains the small hamlet of Cooksey Green, had a population of 291.[1]
The village, in the south-east corner of the parish, is situated between two major roads, the M5 motorway to the west and the A38 to the east and south.
East of the village, on the boundary with Dodderhill, is the Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve, a nature reserve and a popular location for birdwatching. The reserve consists of several pools created by subsidence as a result of brine extraction in the area.[2]
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Medieval history
Upton Warren
Upton Warren was a Manor, for many years inherited alongside Grafton first in the hands of John de Grafton, then the Staffords, followed by the Talbots and Earls of Shrewsbury.[3]
Little and Great Cooksey
There were two other Manors, Little Cooksey and Great Cooksey, the latter giving its name to the de Cooksey family.[4]
Forest law
The boundaries of Feckenham Forest were extended hugely by Henry II, which encompassed much of North Worcestershire, including Upton Warren. The area was removed from forest law in 1301 in the reign of Henry III, when the boundaries were moved back.[5]
St Michael’s Church
The Church probably existed at the time of the Domesday Book survey, but was rebuilt before 1300, and consecrated that year. The present building largely dates to the 1700s; the chancel being rebuilt in 1724 and the nave in 1798. The tower dates to the late 1400s.[4]
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Upton Warren CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800960&c=Upton+Warren&d=16&e=15&g=500043&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1231165443200&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ "Reserves". Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=places:reserves&reserveid=365. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Parishes: Grafton Manor, A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 123-127. Date accessed: 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b Parishes: Upton Warren, A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 231-234. Date accessed: 30 January 2011
- ^ Humphreys FSA, John. "Forest of Feckenham". Transactions and proceedings (Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeology Society) 44-45: 115–132. (page 120)
External links
Categories:- Villages in Worcestershire
- Worcestershire geography stubs
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