Kings Bromley is a village and civil parish[1] 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.[2] (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 parish was in Offlow Hundred.
| Kings Bromley | |
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 The Marina | |
  Kings Bromley Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 1,163 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK122169 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Burton-on-Trent |
| Postcode district | DE13 |
| Dialling code | 01543 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The population as of the 2011 census was measured at 1,163.[3] 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 and Thomas Lane. South of Kings Bromley at Bromley Hayes is a marina on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Spelling
editThe name of the village and parish seems to be spelled with or without the apostrophe fairly indiscriminately.[citation needed] Both King's Bromley[1] and Kings Bromley are seen in official documents – the village's own website favours Kings Bromley.[citation needed]
Sport
editKings Bromley has a long-standing Football Club "Kings Bromley Swifts" which has images dating back as far as 1903.[citation needed] In recent years "The Swifts" have played their football in the Burton Sunday League Division 1 but were promoted to the Premier Division in 2011/2012. [citation needed] Home games are played at Crawley Lane opposite Kings Bromley Cricket Club on the show field.[citation needed]
Crime
editIn recent history, Kings Bromley has had a total of three raids in a single year.[4] One of which was on national newspapers,[5] this has led to police investigations in the matter.[citation needed] Despite all of this, the crime still continues,[citation needed] with the most recent raid on 26 March 2018.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish 2001 census".
- ^ "CivilParish population 2011". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Kreft, Helen (26 March 2018). "Co-op staff held up at knifepoint in third raid in a year". burtonmail. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Masked raiders try to take cash machine". BBC News. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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