The Kings Arms, Ombersley (photo by Philip Halling)
The village of Ombersley is in the Wychavon District Council area of Worcestershire about 5 miles north of Worcester on the main A449 road to Kidderminster. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ... The A449 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... Statistics Population: 55,348 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO831767 Administration District: Wyre Forest Shire county: Worcestershire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Worcestershire Historic county: Worcestershire Services Police force: West Mercia Police Fire and rescue: Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service Ambulance...
The first known reference to the village[1] was the granting of a Charter to Abbot Egwin, later Saint Egwin, of Evesham Abbey in 706 AD. This was the Charter of Ethelweard, which granted twelve cassates in Ombersley to the Benedictine Abbey at Evesham.[2] It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Egwin (d. ... Evesham Abbey was founded at Evesham in England following a vision of the Virgin Mary by Eof. ... Ethelweard or Æþelweard (904 – 924) was son of Edward the Elder. ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
References
^ Article about Ombersley, The Birmingham Post (May 2006)
^ University of London & History of Parliament Trust (2003-2007). Houses of Benedictine monks - Abbey of Evesham. British History Online. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
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