- Kemerton
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.0328
longitude= -2.0785
official_name= Kemerton
population = 393 in 2001
shire_district=Wychavon
shire_county =Worcestershire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= West Worcestershire
post_town= TEWKESBURY|postcode_district = GL20
postcode_area= GL |dial_code= 01386
os_grid_reference= SO94613720Kemerton is a village and
civil parish inWorcestershire inEngland . It lies at the extreme south of the county in the local government district ofWychavon . Until boundary changes in1931 it formed part of neighbouringGloucestershire , and it remains in theDiocese of Gloucester . The northern half of the parish lies within theCotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .The parish is approximately 4 miles long by 1 mile wide, descending from the summit of
Bredon Hill in the north (981 feet) to the Carrant Brook in the south (c.100 feet), encompassing 1,590 acres. The north and south parish boundaries are recorded in a Saxon charter of the 8th-century.Notable historic features include "Kemerton Camp", an
Iron Age hill fort surmounting Bredon Hill, thought to have been vacated suddenly after a considerable battle. On the fort’s south rampart is a two-storey stone tower known as "Parsons Folly", built in the mid-18th century by John Parsons, MP (1732 –1805 ), the squire of Kemerton, who reputedly wished to raise the summit of Bredon Hill to 1,000 feet. Significant buildings includeKemerton Court , the Church of St Nicholas and Bell’s Castle.The parish includes several important wildlife sites including the "Kemerton Lake Nature Reserve" and sections of the Bredon Hill
Special Area of Conservation , which are managed by theKemerton Conservation Trust . Well known residents of Kemerton have included the anarchist publisherCharlotte Wilson and the writer John Moore.External links
* [http://www.kemerton.org/ Kemerton Conservation Trust website]
* [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=800929&c=Kemerton&d=16&e=15&g=500338&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781 2001 census results]References
* Elrington, C.R. ed. (1968). "Victoria County History: A History of the County of Gloucester, Volume VIII".
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