HollybushExtract from Kelly's Directory of Worcestershire, 1896.Transcribed by Rosemary Lockie, © Copyright 2012 All Saints' chapel of ease, HOLLY BUSH, about two miles from
the village [Castlemorton], is a structure in the Gothic stye, consisting
of nave, south porch and a western turret containing
one bell: the services here are conducted by the vicar:
there are sittings for about 90 persons. A small undenominational
Mission Hall was erected here [Castlemorton] in 1892, at
the expense of, and supported by, Lady Henry Somerset,
and will seat about 100 persons. Transcriber's Note The above is an extract from a description of Castlemorton (Hollybush's mother parish) in 1896. Hollybush was created a separate ecclesiastical parish in June 1912, encompassing parts of Eastnor and Ledbury, in Herefordshire, and Berrow, in Worcestershire, as well as a portion of Castlemorton itself. The announcement was published in The London Gazette on 28th June 1912, pp.4655-4656. |
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