Kings Bromley
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Kings Bromley is a village and civil parish
in Staffordshire
, England
on the junction of the A515
and the A513 roads. The village lies in Lichfield District
, and the council ward of Kings Bromley had a population of 1,651 at the time of the 2001 census, (although this area covers a few other small settlements in addition to the parish of Kings Bromley itself, including the villages of Hamstall Ridware and Elmhurst). The Norman village church, which dates back to at least 1170, is named All Saints.
The manor was anciently called Brom Legge, and derived its present name from the circumstances of its being the property of the Crown for nearly two centuries after the Norman conquest, previous to which it had been distinguished as the residence of the Earls of Mercia
. Leofric
, the husband of the famous Lady Godiva
, died here in 1057. Henry III
granted the manor to the Corbetts, who sold it, in 1569, to Francis Agard, of Ireland
. About 1670 it was sold by Charles Agard to John Newton, of the island of Barbados
, and in 1794 it was bequeathed by Sarah Newton to her cousins, John & Thomas Lane. Leslie Crowther, CBE once drove a Mini Metro accidentally into the shores of the manor park reservoir during a break between filming The Price Is Right in 1987.
South of Kings Bromley at Bromley Hayes is a marina on the Trent and Mersey Canal
.
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 Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, 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...
on the junction of the A515
A515 road
The A515 is a primary route in England. It runs 48 miles from Lichfield, Staffordshire to Buxton, Derbyshire.-Route:The A515 begins off the A51 road just outside Lichfield. It crosses the Trent and Mersey Canal and passes through the villages of Kings Bromley and Yoxall. As it crosses the River...
and the A513 roads. The village lies in Lichfield District
Lichfield (district)
Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield.The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km² Lichfield civil parish...
, and the council ward of Kings Bromley had a population of 1,651 at the time of the 2001 census, (although this area covers a few other small settlements in addition to the parish of Kings Bromley itself, including the villages of Hamstall Ridware and Elmhurst). The Norman village church, which dates back to at least 1170, is named All Saints.
The manor was anciently called Brom Legge, and derived its present name from the circumstances of its being the property of the Crown for nearly two centuries after the Norman conquest, previous to which it had been distinguished as the residence of the Earls of Mercia
Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands...
. Leofric
Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Leofric was the Earl of Mercia and founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock. Leofric is remembered as the husband of Lady Godiva.-Life and political influence:...
, the husband of the famous Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva
Godiva , often referred to as Lady Godiva , was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants...
, died here in 1057. Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
granted the manor to the Corbetts, who sold it, in 1569, to Francis Agard, of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. About 1670 it was sold by Charles Agard to John Newton, of the island of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, and in 1794 it was bequeathed by Sarah Newton to her cousins, John & Thomas Lane. Leslie Crowther, CBE once drove a Mini Metro accidentally into the shores of the manor park reservoir during a break between filming The Price Is Right in 1987.
South of Kings Bromley at Bromley Hayes is a marina on the Trent and Mersey Canal
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a in the East Midlands, West Midlands, and North West of England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities—east of Burton upon Trent and west of Middlewich—it is a wide canal....
.