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Knightwick

Knightwick
Knightwick - the butcher's shop
Knightwick is located in Worcestershire
Knightwick
Knightwick
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO730558
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORCESTER
Postcode districtWR6
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
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List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°11′59″N 2°23′43″W / 52.199795°N 2.395406°W / 52.199795; -2.395406

Knightwick is a small village and civil parish (with Doddenham) in the Malvern Hills district in the county of Worcestershire, England.

History

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See also: History of Worcestershire

The name Knightwick derives from the Old English cnihtwīc meaning 'trading settlement of the youths'.[1]

Knightwick manor house dates in part from the late 17th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

Knightwick's former parish church has been lost and replaced in 1879 with a mortuary chapel in the village graveyard.[3]

Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Knightwick Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.[4]

Previously served by the now closed Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway.

References

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  1. ^ "Knightwick". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Manor House A Grade II* Listed Building in Knightwick, Worcestershire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Mortuary Chapel". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
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