Risbury
Encyclopedia
Risbury is a small village in Herefordshire
, England
located 10 km south east of Leominster
.
There is a small church in the village, as well as a phone box and bus shelter. The village has an Iron Age
hill fort
, Risbury Camp, located just outside the village. There is green burial ground, Humber Woodland of Remembrance, nearby.
Former brothel
keeper, Lindi St Clair
, aka
Miss Whiplash, lives near Risbury. In February 2009, it was reported that St Clair had been rescued from her car and flown to hospital after the vehicle left a remote road near the village and landed upside down in a stream, trapping her for up to 24 hours.
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county 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 Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
located 10 km south east of Leominster
Leominster
Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...
.
There is a small church in the village, as well as a phone box and bus shelter. The village has an Iron Age
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
, Risbury Camp, located just outside the village. There is green burial ground, Humber Woodland of Remembrance, nearby.
Former brothel
Brothel
Brothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house...
keeper, Lindi St Clair
Lindi St Clair
Lindi St Clair is an author, leader of the Corrective Party, and campaigner for prostitutes' rights.Formerly Britain's most famous 20th Century prostitute but now retired and confirmed as a Christian, St Clair achieved recognition when she accused the Inland Revenue in the High Court of England...
, aka
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Miss Whiplash, lives near Risbury. In February 2009, it was reported that St Clair had been rescued from her car and flown to hospital after the vehicle left a remote road near the village and landed upside down in a stream, trapping her for up to 24 hours.