Bosbury

Bosbury
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Bosbury is located in Herefordshire Bosbury  Bosbury shown within Herefordshire
Population	813
OS grid reference	SO695434
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Hereford
Postcode district	HR8
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire

Bosbury is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is about 8 km (5 mi) north of Ledbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 780, increasing to 813 at the 2011 Census.

The Church of England parish church, dedicated to The Holy Trinity, stands in the centre of the village and is of Norman foundation with some fine later medieval additions. The tower is notable for being one of seven in Herefordshire standing quite apart from the church, some considerable distance in Bosbury's case. This was for defensive purposes in the troubled border marches.

The village was most noted in the 19th and 20th centuries for hops, being the largest hop farming area outside of Kent. The local hop industry in the area is much reduced and many old hop yards stand empty or have been demolished.

Bosbury was the home of the chairmaker Philip Clissett from about 1842 until his death in 1913. Clissett is well known for his links to the English Arts and Crafts Movement.

The medieval bishops of Hereford had a palace at Bosbury (supporting the village's proud boast that in pre-Conquest times it was a larger community than the City of Hereford), and frequently held court there. The palace remains are on the site of Old Court Farm behind the church.

The Knights Templar had a base in Bosbury at what is now Prior's Court Farm, and there is a Templar grave stone inside the church.

The most notable dwelling, Bosbury House, is a substantial Georgian red brick building just outside the village.

Bosbury is also noted for its many black and white dwellings, some in the village, and several scattered throughout the parish in the ancient farms.

The Victorian novelist, Edna Lyall, is buried and commemorated in the churchyard.

Inside the church sanctuary, one on each of the north and south walls, are two fine examples of Renaissance Italian tombs, dedicated to members of the Harford family who lived in Bosbury throughout the 16th century.

Gallery

• Bosbury High Street, 2013.JPG

  Bosbury main road looking east.

• Bosbury Holy Trinity Church, 2013.JPG

  Bosbury Holy Trinity church and tower.

• Bosbury Old Boy's School and High Street, 2013.JPG

  Looking south from the Old Boy's School.

• Bosbury Stone, 2013.JPG

  A monolith located at the SE corner of the tower.

• Bosbury Bronze War Memorial, 2013.JPG

  The bronze First World War memorial.

External links

• The Bosbury and Coddington Parish Website
• Bosbury church
• The Bell Inn
• Bosbury History Resource