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Grimley, Worcestershire

Historical Description

Grimley, a parish in Worcestershire, on the river Severn, 4 miles NNW of Worcester. It has a post office under Worcester; money order office, Hallow; telegraph office, Ombers-ley. Acreage, 2471; population, 575. Thorngrove, Elm Hill, and Sinton Court are chief residences, and the former, for several years prior to 1814, was occupied by Lucien Bonaparte. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value,, £270 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church has a Norman doorway, is partly Early English, partly Perpendicular, contains some very ancient stained glass, and was restored in 1886. Bishop Hooper was a native.

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 CountyWorcestershire 
Ecclesiastical parishGrimley St. Bartholomew 
HundredOswaldslow 
Poor Law unionMartley 

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 Grimley from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

Online maps of Grimley are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

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

DistrictMalvern Hills
CountyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtWR2
Post TownWorcester

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