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Alvechurch is a large village of Bromsgrove district, in the north-east of the county of Worcestershire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Arrow, the nearest city is Birmingham. At the time of the last UK Census in 2001 the population was 3333. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ...
Bromsgrove is a local government district in the West Midlands of England. ...
Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...
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The River Arrow rises north of Redditch in Worcestershire and heads generally south to become a major tributary of the River Avon. ...
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History
Alvechurch means The church of the Lady Aelfgiva, possibly a relative of King Athelstan. King Offa gave the land forming the parish to the local church in the late 8th century. The parish is mentioned in the Domesday Book. In the 13th century it had a weekly market and an annual fair. From the 19th century to the mid twentieth century there was a brick factory in the hamlet of Withybed on the edge of the village. Other local industries included nail and needlemaking. Athelstan (c. ...
Offa (or Alavivaz Olauus) (? - c. ...
A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
Architecture The village has a number of medieval half-timbered buildings, as well as a plethora of Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian buildings.
The church of St Laurence dates back to 1239. It is situated on high ground, and was probably the site of an earlier Mercian church, although nothing remains of the earlier wooden building. Much of the church was rebuilt between 1858 and 1861 by William Butterfield. There is a 1,348-pipe organ. The tower has a peal of eight bells, rung regularly by the North Worcestershire Ringing Association. These bells are now (March 2005) in need of repair. The Ark, a £1m extension to the chuch was built in 2005 despite a village referendum in February 2004 voting against the erection of the building. Saint-Laurent, Saint Lawrence or Saint Laurence can mean many things. ...
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The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ...
There is also an attractive arts and crafts style Baptist church in the centre of the village. Artichoke wallpaper, by John Henry Dearle for William Morris & Co. ...
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The Bishop's Palace was pulled down in the 17th century but a yew tree which formerly stood in the palace grounds remains.
Alvechurch railway station was built in 1859. There are also many newer residential buildings and a primary and secondary school with library.
Travel and transport The M42 motorway runs across the north side the village; the nearest junction is north of the village at Hopwood. For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. ...
Hopwood is a census-designated place located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. ...
Alvechurch station is on the Birmingham Cross-City Line. It serves local trains to Birmingham, Lichfield and Redditch. The station is un-manned. Alvechurch railway station serves the village of Alvechurch in Worcestershire, England. ...
The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ...
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, The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral, June 2005 Lichfield (Welsh: Caerlwytgoed) is a small city and civil parish (one of six single parishes with city status in England) in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ...
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England. ...
The village is accessible by narrowboat along a rural canal. Alvechurch Marina is on the Birmingham and Worcester Canal (built 1789) is just across a hedgerow from the station. Moored narrowboats near Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England Horse drawing a narrowboat on the Kennet and Avon Canal. ...
The Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Canals are man-made channels for water. ...
A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England. ...
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. ...
1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The A441 road used to pass through the village, but now a relief road by-passes the village, helping to reduce traffic and pollution. Recently, specific traffic-calming measures have been added to the village's main thoroughfares. These 'pinch-points' reduce the road width to one raised central lane, preventing drivers from speeding and promoting considerate road use. A main road in England which runs from Birmingham to Redditch, Worcestershire. ...
Alvechurch F.C. play their home games at Lye Meadow on Redditch Road. Alvechurch Football Club is a football club based in Alvechurch, Worcestershire // History Alvechurch F.C. was founded in 1929 and closed in November 1993. ...
Famous people Alvechurch was the birthplace of Fay Weldon the novelist and Godfrey Baseley creator of The Archers. Fay Weldon (born September 22, 1931) is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayist whose work has been associated with the cause of feminism. ...
Godfrey Baseley (2 October 1904-2 February 1997), was a radio executive, who is most famous as being the creator of the soap opera The Archers. ...
The Archers is a British radio soap opera broadcast on the BBCs main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. ...
Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch Mary Elizabeth Henderson Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, née Birkinshaw, JP (8 May 1903, Bradford-28 December 1984) was a British politician and educator. ...
Alan Smith who scored the winning goal for Arsenal in the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup final played for Alvechurch F.C. Alan Martin Smith (born November 2, 1962 in Bromsgrove) is a former English footballer, most notably associated with Arsenal. ...
Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...
The UEFA Cup Winners Cup (also known as the European Cup Winners Cup) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. ...
Alvechurch Football Club is a football club based in Alvechurch, Worcestershire // History Alvechurch F.C. was founded in 1929 and closed in November 1993. ...
External links Coordinates: 52.35056° N 1.96472° W The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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