Bartestree

Bartestree Convent

Bartestree is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Hereford on the A438 road. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 330.[1]

History

The name is thought to be derived from the Old English Beorhtwald's tree.

The Convent of Our Lady of Charity & Refuge was founded in 1863 and paid for by Robert Biddulph Phillips of Longworth. Itsred-brick building was designed by Edward Pugin south east of the main village. The convent of Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge received girls placed into their care by social services and predecessor organisations and closed in 1992 following withdrawal of referrals by Herefordshire County Council and the consequent loss of income from the on-site laundry, where the girls worked. The property stood empty and became badly vandalised until conversion to residential apartments, now renamed Frome Court. The relocated medieval Longworth Roman Catholic Chapel alongside is in the care of the Historic Chapels Trust.[2]

In 1984, St Michael's Hospice, the only purpose-built hospice in Herefordshire, was built on land formerly owned by Bartestree Convent and in 2014 is completing a major redevelopment.[3]

Present day

Bartestree, Hagley and Lugwardine effectively form a continuous linear settlement along the A438 road. A sizeable part of the modern-day village lies in Lugwardine civil parish. Large commercial orchards exist just to the northeast of the village, at Pomona Farm.[4]

There is a public house called the New Inn, converted to a pub in 1954 from the residence of William Godwin, local brick and tile manufacturer who displayed many of his wares in the striking decoration of his house. It also features a cricket club and football club well known across the village.

Parish council

The parish council covers both Bartestree and the neighbouring parish of Lugwardine.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Historic Chapels Trust
  3. ↑ St Michael's Hospice
  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey mapping
  5. ↑ Bartestree with Lugwardine Parish Council

External links

Media related to Bartestree at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 52°04′06″N 2°38′15″W / 52.06834°N 2.63747°W / 52.06834; -2.63747

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