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'''Elmley Castle''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Worcestershire]], in [[England]], United Kingdom. It is located on the north side of [[Bredon Hill]] 3 miles south-east of [[Pershore]] in the local government district of [[Wychavon]].

== Amenities and history ==
((See also|History of Worcestershire))
The village had a population of 497 in 2001, and retains public amenities such as a bus route, [[public house]], [[post office]], [[primary school]], local shop selling local produce, and [[Church (building)|church]].

The remaining public house is now called "The Queen Elizabeth Inn", after [[Elizabeth I]], who is supposed to have stopped there. According to local legend, Elizabeth I was presented with a hat on her arrival in the village on the road from the nearby town of [[Pershore]]. The slope upwards out of the village at that point is still known as 'Besscaps'.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.zoopla.co.uk/property/1/besscaps/elmley-castle/pershore/wr10-3hw/26001894|title=Property details for 1 Besscaps Elmley Castle Pershore WR10 3HW - Zoopla))</ref>

The remains of a stone cross are still present in the centre of the village. Its age is unknown, and a significant portion remains underground.

The church of [[St. Mary]] dates from the end of the 11th century, the [[chancel]] shows [[opus spicatum|herringbone pattern]] stonework in the external walls, the [[baptismal font|font]] has a 15th-century octagonal bowl on a 13th-century square base decorated with stonecarved serpents and dragons and the church was much added to in succeeding centuries. It contains grand [[church monument|monuments]] to [[Thomas Coventry, 1st Earl of Coventry|Thomas, 1st Earl of Coventry]] and 17th century [[effigies]] of members of the Savage family. The decline in local [[Christian]] worshippers has led to a reduced service schedule at the church.

==Castle==
((Main|Elmley Castle (castle)))
The ruins of an important [[Norman architecture|Norman]] and [[medieval]] [[castle]], from which the village derives its name, are located in the [[Medieval deer park|deer park]], just over half a mile south, on [[Bredon Hill]].  The castle is supposed to have been built by [[Robert Despenser|Robert d'Abitot le Despenser]] in the years following the [[Norman Conquest]].  After his death (post 1098) it descended to his brother, Urse the sheriff, and on his death c. 1108, it then fell to his son and heir, Roger d'Abitot, who was unfortunately banished c. 1114, and it was then bestowed upon his sister Emmeline d'Abitots' husband, Walter Beauchamp.   It remained in the powerful [[Baron Beauchamp|Beauchamp family]] as their chief seat until [[William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick|William de Beauchamp]] inherited the earldom and castle of Warwick from his maternal uncle, [[William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick]], in 1268.  Thereafter, Elmley Castle remained a secondary property of the Earls of Warwick until it was surrendered to the Crown in 1487.  In 1528 the castle seems to have been still habitable, for Walter Walshe was then appointed constable and keeper, and ten years later Urian Brereton succeeded to the office. In 1544, however, prior to the grant to Christopher Savage (d.1545), who had been an [[Esquire of the Body]] of King Henry VIII, a survey was made of the manor and castle of Elmley, and it was found that the castle, strongly situated upon a hill surrounded by a ditch and wall, was completely uncovered and in decay.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43134|title=Parishes: Elmley Castle &#124; British History Online))</ref>

An Elizabethan stone mansion succeeded the castle, on flatter ground, built for William Savage of Elmley Castle (1554-1616).<ref>Butler,A.T., [[Windsor Herald]], editor, ''The Visitation of Worcestershire 1634'', London, 1938, p.87.</ref> [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth]] stayed on 20 August 1575 after visiting Worcester.<ref>John Nichols, ''Progresses of Queen Elizabeth'', vol. 1 (London, 1823), pp. 533, 552.</ref> This building was entirely remodelled in 1702.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43134|title=Parishes: Elmley Castle &#124; British History Online))</ref>

==Notes==
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== References ==
* Page, W. ed. (1913). ''Victoria County History: A History of the County of Worcester'', Vol. III, pp.&nbsp;338–46.
* Leland, John (Hearne, T. ed.). (1745). ''The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary''.

==External links==
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* [http://www.elmleycastle.org.uk/ Parish Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110815151230/http://elmleycastle.org.uk/villagehall.html Village Hall Website]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43134&strquery=elmley%20castle Victoria County History text online]
* [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=800910&c=elmley+castle&d=16&e=15&g=500139&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781 2001 census results]
* [http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/worcestershire/elmley+castle/photos/elmley+castle_photos.htm Old photos circa 1955]
* [http://www.elmleycastle.com Village Community Website]

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