Doverdale
| Doverdale | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
 St Mary's Church | |
  Doverdale Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 57 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Droitwich |
| Postcode district | WR9 |
Doverdale is a small village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. It lies to the west of Droitwich. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 57. Since 1973 it has shared a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Ombersley.
History
[edit]Doverdale was historically a manor. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Lunvredele", when it was owned by Urse d'Abetot and formed part of the Cresslow hundred of Worcestershire. A priest and church were mentioned, suggesting it had already become a parish by that time.[2][3] Cresslow hundred was subsequently merged into Halfshire hundred.[4][5]
The current parish church, dedicated to St Mary, is believed to have been built in the 14th century, presumably replacing the church mentioned in the Domesday Book.[6] A moated manor house, which possibly predated the Norman Conquest, stood adjoining the church. This house subsequently became known as Moat Farm, and was destroyed by fire in 1850.[7][3]
A newer manor house, Doverdale Manor, was built at the northern end of the parish in the early 18th century.[8] As of April 2022[update] there are six listed buildings in the parish.[9]
Governance
[edit]There are three tiers of local government covering Doverdale, at parish, district and county level: Ombersley and Doverdale Parish Council, Wychavon District Council, and Worcestershire County Council. The parish council is a grouped parish council, established in 1973 to cover the two parishes of Doverdale and Ombersley. They remain legally separate civil parishes, although they are sometimes inaccurately described as being a single parish.[10][11][12]
References
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- ↑ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ↑ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Doverdale". Open Domesday. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- 1 2 A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3. London: Victoria County History. 1913. pp. 69–71.
- ↑ "Doverdale Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ Doverdale: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II) (1288258)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Historic England. "Moated site immediately west of the Church of St Mary (1016479)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Historic England. "Doverdale Manor (Grade II) (1215111)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ To view the full list, go to https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/advanced-search?searchType=nhleadvancedsearch and enter "Doverdale" as "Parish"
- ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ombersley and Doverdale Parish Council". Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ Ombersley and Doverdale Neighbourhood Development Plan 2020-2030: Adopted version. DJN Planning Limited for Ombersley and Doverdale Parish Council. October 2021.