Hadzor
Encyclopedia
Hadzor is a small village in Worcestershire
, England. There are around fourteen houses and a Roman Catholic church in the village, although there is no shop or school and the Church of England
church was closed in the 1970s. Hadzor is part of the Bowbrook
Group of Parishes, which includes the neighbouring villages of Sale Green, Oddingley
and Hanbury
and nearby Huddington
, Crowle
, Tibberton
and Himbleton
.
In 2003, a number of new houses were built on the borders of the village by developer Neil Grinnal. These are not granted direct access to the village, and have thus been dubbed 'New Hadzor' or 'the housing estate', not being considered part of the original village. A long campaign was led against this development under the banner 'keep Hadzor special', but failed to prevent around 70 houses being built. As a consequence of the development, however, Hadzor has since been awarded a village green on land formerly belonging to Hadzor Hall, a large hall formerly owned by Neil Grinnal (http://www.neilgrinnall.com/pressReleases/15-12-03.asp)
Hadzor is thought to be the final resting place of Sir Gideon Peyntour, a Medieval knight who, according to local folk-lore was a fugitive, after escaping his sentence at the Tower of London for a minor crime, he is known to have resided around Hadzor and Hanbury.
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England. There are around fourteen houses and a Roman Catholic church in the village, although there is no shop or school and the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
church was closed in the 1970s. Hadzor is part of the Bowbrook
Bowbrook
Bowbrook is a village in Shropshire, England....
Group of Parishes, which includes the neighbouring villages of Sale Green, Oddingley
Oddingley
Oddingley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Worcestershire, approximately north-east of the county town of Worcester.-History:-Toponymy:...
and Hanbury
Hanbury, Worcestershire
Hanbury is a small rural village in Worcestershire, England near Droitwich Spa and the M5 motorway.- History :Although some flint tools of indeterminate date have been found in the parish the main feature surviving from prehistory is the iron age hill fort on Church Hill...
and nearby Huddington
Huddington
Huddington is a village in Worcestershire, England.- Location :Huddington is located five miles east of Worcester and five miles south east of Droitwich Spa.- History & Amenities :...
, Crowle
Crowle, Worcestershire
Crowle is a village in Worcestershire, England situated east of the City of Worcester.Crowle is known for its Church of England St John the Baptist Church....
, Tibberton
Tibberton, Worcestershire
Tibberton is a village in Worcestershire, England.The unusual dedication of Tibberton's Church of England parish church to St. Peter ad Vincula is derived from the ancient Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome....
and Himbleton
Himbleton
Himbleton is a village in Worcestershire, England. It lies about south-east of Droitwich and north-east of Worcester. There is an Anglican church, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene ....
.
In 2003, a number of new houses were built on the borders of the village by developer Neil Grinnal. These are not granted direct access to the village, and have thus been dubbed 'New Hadzor' or 'the housing estate', not being considered part of the original village. A long campaign was led against this development under the banner 'keep Hadzor special', but failed to prevent around 70 houses being built. As a consequence of the development, however, Hadzor has since been awarded a village green on land formerly belonging to Hadzor Hall, a large hall formerly owned by Neil Grinnal (http://www.neilgrinnall.com/pressReleases/15-12-03.asp)
Hadzor is thought to be the final resting place of Sir Gideon Peyntour, a Medieval knight who, according to local folk-lore was a fugitive, after escaping his sentence at the Tower of London for a minor crime, he is known to have resided around Hadzor and Hanbury.