Knightwick
Appearance
Knightwick | |
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Knightwick - the butcher's shop | |
Location within Worcestershire | |
OS grid reference | SO730558 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WORCESTER |
Postcode district | WR6 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
Knightwick is a small village and civil parish (with Doddenham) in the Malvern Hills district in the county of Worcestershire, England.
History
[edit]Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Knightwick Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.[1]
Previously served by the now closed Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway.
References
[edit]- ^ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
External links
[edit]Media related to Knightwick at Wikimedia Commons