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Clent, Worcestershire

Historical Description

Clent, a village and a parish in Worcestershire, 4 miles SE of Stourbridge, and 6 NW of Bromsgrove, with a post, money order, and telegraph office under Stourbridge. The parish comprises the hamlets of Upper and Lower Clent. Acreage, 2424; population, 997. Clent House is the seat of the Amphlett family. The Clent Hills have broad slopes and pleasant hollows, and form a fine foil to the Black Country of Warwickshire. Kenelm, King of Mercia, was murdered here at Cowdale in 819 by his sister Quendrida. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net. value, £245 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is Early English with some Norman remains, and was restored in 1865. There is a Wesleyan chapel. A convalescent home in connection with the Order of Foresters was erected in 1893.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyStaffordshire 
Ecclesiastical parishClent St. Leonard 
HundredHalfshire 
Poor Law unionBromsgrove 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Clent from the following:


Land and Property

The full transcript of the Worcestershire section of the Return of Owners of Land, 1873.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569 is available on the Heraldry page.

DistrictBromsgrove
CountyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtDY9
Post TownStourbridge

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