Fladbury

Fladbury
River Avon - Cropthorne Mill
Fladbury Fladbury shown within Worcestershire
Population	750
District	Wychavon
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Pershore
Postcode district	WR10
Dialling code	01386
EU Parliament	West Midlands
List of places UK England Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°06′56″N 2°00′31″W / 52.115449°N 2.008589°W / 52.115449; -2.008589

Fladbury is a traditional English village located in rural Worcestershire, England. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, almost 1,000 years ago. It is sited on the banks of the River Avon, with many interesting and original buildings and features. Cropthorne village is on the opposite bank of the Avon. The two ancient communities are linked by the Jubilee Bridge.

History

A Beaker settlement was discovered in the centre of Fladbury during excavations into Saxon occupation.^[1] Excavations of the Beaker site took place from 1932 to 1941.^[2]

Landmarks

Fladbury Mill is a grade II listed building. It dates mainly from the 18th century, and is constructed of brick to an irregular plan. It has gabled wings; one gabled bay is of earlier timber framing.^[3]

Education

A voluntary aided Church of England First School provides education to around 85 children aged 4 to 10. A September 2007 Ofsted inspection accorded the school a Grade 2 (good).^[4]

Fladbury Walkabout

Fladbury Walkabout runs over a weekend in mid-July (9/10 July in 2016). It is an 'Open Gardens' event, which includes a Flower Festival, boat trips, children's activities, stalls, classic cars, live music and a Fun Run on the Sunday.

John Singer Sargent

The American artist John Singer Sargent, visited Fladbury in 1889. His painting, 'Two Girls with Parasols at Fladbury', is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

References

↑ Taylor, Cristopher "Village and Farmstead" p43
↑ The Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, University of Birmingham Retrieved 27 May 2016
↑ Fladbury Mill at Heritage Gateway Retrieved 27 May 2016
↑ Ofsted report September 2007 Retrieved 30 July 2009

External links

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Settlements in the Wychavon district

Towns	Droitwich Spa Evesham Pershore

Villages	Ab Lench Abberton Abbots Morton Aldington Aston Somerville Ashton under Hill Atch Lench Badsey Beckford Bengeworth Besford Bridge Besford Bickmarsh Birlingham Bishampton Blackminster Bradley Green Bredon Bretforton Bricklehampton Broadway Broughton Hackett Charlton Cleeve Prior Conderton Crossway Green Defford Dodderhill Drakes Broughton Dunhampstead Dunhampton Eckington Elmbridge Elmley Castle Fernhill Heath Fladbury Flyford Flavell Grafton Flyford Grafton Great Comberton Hadzor Hampton Hanbury Hartlebury Harvington Hatfield Hawbridge Hawford Himbleton Hinton-on-the-Green Holberrow Green Honeybourne Huddington Kemerton Kersoe Kington Little Comberton Littleworth Martin Hussingtree Mere Green Murcot Netherton North and Middle Littleton North Piddle Norton Oddingley Offenham Ombersley Overbury Pebworth Pensham Peopleton Pinvin Pirton Salwarpe Sedgeberrow South Littleton Strensham Throckmorton Tibberton Upton Snodsbury Upton Warren Wadborough White Ladies Aston Whittington Wick Wickhamford Wychbold Wyre Piddle

Civil parishes	Civil parishes in the Wychavon district

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