# Kentchurch

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Village in Herefordshire, England

Human settlement in England

Kentchurch St Mary's church Kentchurch Location within Herefordshire Population 257 (2011)[1] OS grid reference SO415255 Unitary authority Herefordshire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town HEREFORD Postcode district HR2 Dialling code 01981 Police West Mercia Fire Hereford and Worcester Ambulance West Midlands UK Parliament Hereford and South Herefordshire List of places UK England Herefordshire 51°55′34″N 2°50′44″W / 51.9261°N 2.8456°W / 51.9261; -2.8456

**Kentchurch** is a small village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in [Herefordshire](/source/Herefordshire), England. It is located some 13 miles (21 km) south-west of [Hereford](/source/Hereford) and 13 miles (21 km) north-east of [Abergavenny](/source/Abergavenny), beside the [River Monnow](/source/River_Monnow) and adjoining the boundary between England and [Wales](/source/Wales). The village name probably derives from an original dedication of the church to a 5th-century [nun](/source/Nun), [Cein](/source/Saint_Keyne), or her sister Ceingar, who were daughters of [Brychan](/source/Brychan), king of [Brycheiniog](/source/Brycheiniog).

According to one version of the legend, Kentchurch was the home of the folk figure [Jack o' Kent](/source/Jack_o'_Kent).[2]

## Kentchurch Court

[Kentchurch Court](/source/Kentchurch_Court) is a historic house and [Grade I listed building](/source/Listed_building), dating back largely to the 14th century. It was enlarged in the late 17th or early 18th century, and was partly remodelled in the [Gothic revival](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture) style by [John Nash](/source/John_Nash_(architect)) after 1795. Further reconstruction took place in the 1820s. The estate contains a large [deer park](/source/Medieval_deer_park), dating from the time when the land was owned by the [Knights Templar](/source/Knights_Templar).[3][4]

It is the family home of the Scudamore family.[5] Family members included [Sir John Scudamore](/source/John_Scudamore_(landowner)), who acted as [constable](/source/Constable) and [steward](/source/Steward_(office)) of a number of royal [castles](/source/Castle) in [south Wales](/source/South_Wales) at the start of the 15th century. He secretly married [Alys](/source/Alys_ferch_Owain_Glynd%C5%B5r), one of the daughters of [Owain Glyndŵr](/source/Owain_Glynd%C5%B5r), in 1410, and it has been suggested that the couple may have harboured Glyndŵr himself at Kentchurch after his disappearance around 1412, until his death.[6]

In 2004, Kentchurch Court was used as the location of a [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) TV show, *[Regency House Party](/source/Regency_House_Party)*.[7] It was the subject of another Channel 4 documentary as part of the *[Country House Rescue](/source/Country_House_Rescue)* series in 2011.

## Church of St. Mary

The [parish church](/source/Parish_church) is dedicated to [St. Mary](/source/St._Mary). Parts date from the 14th century, and there are 17th- and 18th-century monuments to the Scudamore family, but the church was largely rebuilt by the family in the 19th century.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Civil Parish population 2011"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101957/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125121&c=Kentchurch&d=16&e=62&g=6386300&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1446303023719&enc=1). Archived from [the original](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125121&c=Kentchurch&d=16&e=62&g=6386300&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1446303023719&enc=1) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ash, Russell (1973). *Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain*. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 320. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780340165973](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780340165973).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Kentchurch Court: House and History](http://www.kentchurchcourt.co.uk/house.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Anthony Emery, *Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: East Anglia, Central England, and Wales*, Cambridge University Press, 2000, p.554](https://books.google.com/books?id=FRw9AAAAIAAJ&dq=kentchurch+nash&pg=PA554)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Kentchurch Court](http://www.kentchurchcourt.co.uk/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [BBC: Wales history: The revolt of Owain Glyndŵr](https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/guide/ch10_part2_revolt_of_owain_glyndwr.shtml)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Sylvia Roger, *A dramatic rescue*, Daily Telegraph, 18 February 2004](https://web.archive.org/web/20110408141641/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3322120/A-dramatic-rescue.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Church of England: Kentchurch](http://www.achurchnearyou.com/kentchurch-st-mary/)

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