Alfrick
Encyclopedia
Alfrick is a village
and civil parish
in the Malvern Hills
district of Worcestershire
, England
, about seven miles west of Worcester
.
counted 511 people. Once an agricultural farming village, Alfrick is now mainly a dormitory village for nearby Worcester
and Malvern
.
Alfrick is probably currently best known for the annual Alfrick and Lulsley Village Show which attracts visitors from across the West Midlands
.
There is a Village hall
and a recreational field. The war memorial
stands on the village green
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/55814 and sadly contains a long list of names (some 95 in total, many obviously sharing the same surnames. Their sacrifice is remembered, and that of their families). The village shop (which also hosted a Post Office
) closed in July 2011 after no buyers could be found when the owners retired — there are currently discussions to open a community shop but this plan has yet to bear any fruit (or vegetables).
The village formerly had a pub called the Swan in the centre of the village, however, this closed over 10 years ago.
The village church is dedicated to Saint
Mary Magdalene
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/591128. It has original sandstone window casings, Dutch stained glass
and exposed internal roof beams. On the exterior of its tower is a sundial
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/594222.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Malvern Hills
Malvern Hills (district)
Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Malvern, and its area covers most of the western half of the county that borders Herefordshire. It was originally formed in 1974 and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1998...
district of Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, about seven miles west of Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
.
History & Amenities
The 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
counted 511 people. Once an agricultural farming village, Alfrick is now mainly a dormitory village for nearby Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
and Malvern
Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, governed by Malvern Town Council. As of the 2001 census it has a population of 28,749, and includes the historical settlement and commercial centre of Great Malvern on the steep eastern flank of the Malvern Hills, and the former...
.
Alfrick is probably currently best known for the annual Alfrick and Lulsley Village Show which attracts visitors from across the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
.
There is a Village hall
Village hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
and a recreational field. The war memorial
War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war.-Historic usage:...
stands on the village green
Village green
A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/55814 and sadly contains a long list of names (some 95 in total, many obviously sharing the same surnames. Their sacrifice is remembered, and that of their families). The village shop (which also hosted a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
) closed in July 2011 after no buyers could be found when the owners retired — there are currently discussions to open a community shop but this plan has yet to bear any fruit (or vegetables).
The village formerly had a pub called the Swan in the centre of the village, however, this closed over 10 years ago.
The village church is dedicated to Saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/591128. It has original sandstone window casings, Dutch stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
and exposed internal roof beams. On the exterior of its tower is a sundial
Sundial
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style onto a surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. The style is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, often a thin rod or a...
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/594222.
External links
- Parish council web site (accessed June 2006)
- St Mary Magdalene (The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain and Ireland)