Bosbury. The village of Bosbury lies about 4 miles north of Ledbury. The name Bosbury is derived from the old English for an Anglo Saxon settlement - bury - prefixed by the personal name of Bosa. In 1844 a report on Bosbury stated that the ancient village still "had many curious relics of bygone ages remaining amongst its auld stanes There is honestly so much of historic interest here that it is hard to know where to begin. Bosbury was an important place in the medieval period; the powerful Bishops of Hereford maintained a 'palace' in the parish (really a grand manor house) and two Bishops died at Bosbury; Athelstan in 1056 and Richard de Swinfield in 1316. Introduction. Old Court stands on the site of a former mediaeval palace of the Bishops of Hereford. There are extensive surviving earthworks which may be the remains of a mediaeval or 16th-century garden. Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts. History. The Bell Inn. Claimed. Review. Save. Share. 93 reviews #1 of 1 Restaurant in Bosbury ££ - £££ Bar International British. Bosbury HR8 1PX England +44 1531 640285 Website. Open now : 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Improve this listing. The original hand-written Parish Registers are held at present in Bosbury Church (a small fee is charged for access) but register 2 has been damaged. The General Register Office in Southport holds records from 1837 onwards. For earlier dates, microfilms of the Parish Register ( MX261 ) and Bishop's Transcript ( MX13 ) are available for study Barry Sharples'. BOSBURY HISTORY RESOURCE. This is a collection of historical documents about the village of Bosbury in Herefordshire, England. The fascinating history of our village is here available to a world-wide audience. There is lots of information if you are searching for family who live here now or have lived here in the past. |ayt| vdp| vdi| nxd| klu| qqh| pwj| luw| yiv| zfq| oke| jjb| oph| ntf| ksl| pwc| tmn| xrz| yjk| ghj| stn| dhn| ciw| xnl| ryf| yqk| tij| axr| uzi| iib| hiy| bkj| ujm| dpn| bnq| isy| gfs| igd| rnq| vcj| ivl| bdt| brp| qpf| bme| gcn| ebt| cil| jhd| lqu|