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Bricklehampton's parish church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels,<ref name="churchnear">{{cite web |title=St Michael |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18641/ |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |accessdate=12 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> is a grade II [[listed building]]. The medieval church was rebuilt and restored in 1875-1877 but the 12th-century font and south doorway remain.<ref>{{NHLE|access-date=11 November 2020|desc=Church of St Michael and All Angels|num=1116931}}</ref><ref name="wdhc">{{cite web |title=Bricklehampton |url=https://www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?page=bricklehampton |website=www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk |publisher=Worcestershire & Dudley Historic Churches Trust |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref> {{As of |November 2020}} there are 12 listed buildings in the parish, all at grade II, including the 1848 mansion Bricklehampton Hall,<ref>{{NHLE|access-date=12 November 2020|desc=Bricklehampton Hall|num=1319686}}</ref> now a nursing home,<ref name="hall">{{cite web |title=Bricklehampton Hall Care home |url=http://www.bricklehamptonhall.co.uk/ |website=www.bricklehamptonhall.co.uk |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref> and a [[K6 telephone box]].<ref>{{NHLE|access-date=12 November 2020|desc=K6 Telephone Kiosk to North West of Church Cottage|num=1273109}}</ref> |
Bricklehampton's parish church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels,<ref name="churchnear">{{cite web |title=St Michael |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18641/ |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |accessdate=12 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> is a grade II [[listed building]]. The medieval church was rebuilt and restored in 1875-1877 but the 12th-century font and south doorway remain.<ref>{{NHLE|access-date=11 November 2020|desc=Church of St Michael and All Angels|num=1116931}}</ref><ref name="wdhc">{{cite web |title=Bricklehampton |url=https://www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?page=bricklehampton |website=www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk |publisher=Worcestershire & Dudley Historic Churches Trust |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref> {{As of |November 2020}} there are 12 listed buildings in the parish, all at grade II, including the 1848 mansion Bricklehampton Hall,<ref>{{NHLE|access-date=12 November 2020|desc=Bricklehampton Hall|num=1319686}}</ref> now a nursing home,<ref name="hall">{{cite web |title=Bricklehampton Hall Care home |url=http://www.bricklehamptonhall.co.uk/ |website=www.bricklehamptonhall.co.uk |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref> and a [[K6 telephone box]].<ref>{{NHLE|access-date=12 November 2020|desc=K6 Telephone Kiosk to North West of Church Cottage|num=1273109}}</ref> |
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==Name== |
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==Longest one word place name in English== |
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According to linguist [[David Crystal]], the 14-letter town name is perhaps the longest one-word place name in the English-speaking world that [[Heterogram (literature)|does not repeat any letter]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crystal |first1=David |authorlink=David Crystal |title=What's so special about Bricklehampton? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/may/19/featuresreviews.guardianreview3 |accessdate=19 September 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=18 May 2007}}</ref> Two places named Buslingthorpe ([[Buslingthorpe, Leeds|one in Leeds]] and in [[Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire|one in Lincolnshire]])<ref>{{cite journal | last=Askew | first=H. | title=Buslingthorpe Place-Name | journal=Notes and Queries | date=1932-11-26 | volume=clxiii | pages=389| doi=10.1093/nq/CLXIII.nov26.389a }}</ref> and [[Buckfastleigh]] in Devon had previously been thought to share this honour, with 13 unique letters. |
According to linguist [[David Crystal]], the 14-letter town name is perhaps the longest one-word place name in the English-speaking world that [[Heterogram (literature)|does not repeat any letter]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crystal |first1=David |authorlink=David Crystal |title=What's so special about Bricklehampton? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/may/19/featuresreviews.guardianreview3 |accessdate=19 September 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=18 May 2007}}</ref> Two places named Buslingthorpe ([[Buslingthorpe, Leeds|one in Leeds]] and in [[Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire|one in Lincolnshire]])<ref>{{cite journal | last=Askew | first=H. | title=Buslingthorpe Place-Name | journal=Notes and Queries | date=1932-11-26 | volume=clxiii | pages=389| doi=10.1093/nq/CLXIII.nov26.389a }}</ref> and [[Buckfastleigh]] in Devon had previously been thought to share this honour, with 13 unique letters. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 13 December 2024
| Bricklehampton | |
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 Bricklehampton | |
  Bricklehampton Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 236 |
| OS grid reference | SO980424 |
| • London | 92 miles (148 km) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PERSHORE |
| Postcode district | WR10 |
| Dialling code | 01386 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
Bricklehampton is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. In the 2021 census the population of the parish was recorded as 236.[1] Its area is 369.7 hectares (1.427 sq mi).[2] The village shares a parish council with Elmley Castle and Netherton.[3][4]
History
The name at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 was Bricstelmenstune.[5]
Bricklehampton's parish church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels,[6] is a grade II listed building. The medieval church was rebuilt and restored in 1875-1877 but the 12th-century font and south doorway remain.[7][8] As of November 2020 there are 12 listed buildings in the parish, all at grade II, including the 1848 mansion Bricklehampton Hall,[9] now a nursing home,[10] and a K6 telephone box.[11]
Name
According to linguist David Crystal, the 14-letter town name is perhaps the longest one-word place name in the English-speaking world that does not repeat any letter.[12] Two places named Buslingthorpe (one in Leeds and in one in Lincolnshire)[13] and Buckfastleigh in Devon had previously been thought to share this honour, with 13 unique letters.
References
- ^ "Bricklehampton". City population. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bricklehampton Parish (E04010369)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton & Netherton Parish Council". Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton & Netherton Parish Council. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council". Worcestershire County Council. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Bricklehampton". Bredon Hill View. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "St Michael". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels (1116931)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Bricklehampton". www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk. Worcestershire & Dudley Historic Churches Trust. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Bricklehampton Hall (1319686)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Bricklehampton Hall Care home". www.bricklehamptonhall.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "K6 Telephone Kiosk to North West of Church Cottage (1273109)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Crystal, David (18 May 2007). "What's so special about Bricklehampton?". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Askew, H. (26 November 1932). "Buslingthorpe Place-Name". Notes and Queries. clxiii: 389. doi:10.1093/nq/CLXIII.nov26.389a.