# Sedgeberrow

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{{Short description|Village in Worcestershire, England, near Evesham}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{infobox UK place
|official_name            = Sedgeberrow
|coordinates              = {{coord|52.047|-1.966|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference        = SP0238
|london_distance          = 
|population               = 
|population_ref           = 
|static_image             = The Queens Head, Sedgeberrow - geograph.org.uk - 1197527.jpg
|static_image_width       = 240px
|static_image_caption     = The Queens Head
|civil_parish             = Sedgeberrow
|shire_district           = [Wychavon](/source/Wychavon)
|shire_county             = [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire)
|region                   = West Midlands
|country                  = England
|postcode_district        = WR11
|postcode_area            = WR
|post_town                = [Evesham](/source/Evesham)
|dial_code                = 01386
|constituency_westminster = [Mid Worcestershire](/source/Mid_Worcestershire_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|website                  = [http://www.sedgeberrow-parish-council.org.uk Sedgeberrow Parish Council]
}}

'''Sedgeberrow''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish)<ref>[http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=133&PostCode=WR117UL&Prop=186025&partner=wdc&MarriedTo=0 Sedgeberrow Parish Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201050912/http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=133&PostCode=WR117UL&Prop=186025&partner=wdc&MarriedTo=0 |date=1 February 2010 }}</ref> in the [Wychavon](/source/Wychavon) district of [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire), England, about {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of [Evesham](/source/Evesham). It stands beside the [River Isbourne](/source/River_Isbourne), a tributary of the [River Avon](/source/River_Avon_(Warwickshire)).

==History==
{{see also|History of Worcestershire}}
The name Sedgeberrow derives from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) ''Secgbearu'' meaning 'Secg's [grove](/source/grove_(nature))'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Worcestershire/Sedgeberrow|title=Sedgeberrow |website=Key to English Place-Names |publisher=The Institute for Name-Studies |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref>

The Toponymy has evolved through forms including ''Secgesbearawe'' in the 10th century, ''Seggesbereg'' or ''Shegeberwe'' in the 13th century and ''Seggeberugh'' in the 14th century. Other forms of the name from different periods are cited in the course of the history of the manor.<ref name=VCH>A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3, pp. 518-521</ref>

Sedgeberrow is an ancient [manor](/source/manorialism). In AD 777 King [Offa of Mercia](/source/Offa_of_Mercia) granted ''Segcgesbearuue'' or ''Secgesbearuue'' to King [Ealdred](/source/Ealdred_of_Hwicce), of [Hwicce](/source/Hwicce), which was part of the Kingdom of [Mercia](/source/Mercia). Ealdred in turn granted Sedgeberrow to the [Bishop of Worcester](/source/List_of_Bishops_of_Worcester). In 1086 the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) recorded that ''Seggesbarwe'' was held by the monks of [Worcester Priory](/source/Worcester_Cathedral). In 1539-40 the Crown [dissolved the Priory](/source/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries) and in 1542 it granted ''Segebarowe'' to the [Dean](/source/Dean_(religion)) and [Chapter](/source/Chapter_(religion)) of [Worcester Cathedral](/source/Worcester_Cathedral). After the [English Civil War](/source/English_Civil_War) the [Commonwealth of England](/source/Commonwealth_of_England) sold off ''Sedgborowe'' manor house in 1651 and its lands in 1654. In 1660 the [Stuart monarchy](/source/House_of_Stuart) was [restored](/source/English_restoration) and Sedgeberrow was restored to the Dean and Chapter. In 1859 the manor was transferred to the [Ecclesiastical Commissioners](/source/Ecclesiastical_Commissioners), who continued to hold it until the 20th century.<ref name=VCH/>

The [Church of England parish church](/source/Church_of_England_parish_church) of [Saint Mary the Virgin](/source/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus)) was consecrated in 1331.<ref name=VCH/> It has a small western bell tower with a [spire](/source/spire) and three bells. The oldest was cast in 1623 by Godwin Baker of [Worcester](/source/Worcester%2C_England), the next by Henry Bagley of [Chacombe](/source/Chacombe) in 1665 and the last by Abraham [Rudhall of Gloucester](/source/Rudhall_of_Gloucester) in 1718.<ref name=VCH/> The church was restored in 1868 and a vestry was added in 1900, but its original 14th-century form is largely unchanged.<ref name=VCH/> The parish is now part of the [Benefice](/source/Benefice) of [Hampton](/source/Hampton%2C_Worcestershire) with Sedgeberrow and [Hinton-on-the-Green](/source/Hinton-on-the-Green).<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice.php?B=42/080BR Benefice of Hampton with Sedgeberrow and Hinton-on-the-Green].</ref>

A 17th century half-timbered cottage in the southern part of the village includes the remains of an earlier stone building. The remains include two [gothic](/source/English_Gothic_architecture) windows, from which the authors of the ''Victoria County History'' concluded that the building was probably a chapel.<ref name=VCH/>

After the dissolution of the monasteries, Worcester Priory's manor house in Sedgeberrow was demolished and a [half-timbered](/source/Timber_framing) court house was built on the site. A chimney stack on one side of the house bears the date 1572. Several half-timbered cottages in the village from the 17th century also survive.<ref name=VCH/>

Sedgeberrow is on the main road between Evesham and [Cheltenham](/source/Cheltenham). In the 18th century this road was improved as the Cleeve and Evesham Turnpike.<ref>[http://www.turnpikes.org.uk/English%20turnpike%20table.htm Turnpike Roads in England]</ref> In 1923 the road was classified as part of the [A435](/source/A435_road). More recently the part of the A435 between [Teddington, Gloucestershire](/source/Teddington%2C_Gloucestershire) and [Alcester](/source/Alcester) has been reclassified as part of the [A46 road](/source/A46_road). The main road now passes Sedgeberrow on a [bypass](/source/Bypass_(road)) slightly north of the village, crossing the Isbourne on a new bridge.

On 20 July 2007 the Isbourne burst its banks and flooded the village.<ref>[http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/1562466.Flooding_latest__Fire_boat_rescues_in_Bromyard_and_Sedgeberrow/ ''Worcester News'', 20 July 2007 "Flooding latest: Fire boat rescues in Bromyard and Sedgeberrow"]</ref> The [Environment Agency](/source/Environment_Agency) has flood defences for the village but they were overwhelmed.<ref>[http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/publications/40549.aspx Environment Agency - Sedgeberrow]</ref> There was an estimated £1 worth of damage.

==Amenities==
Sedgeberrow has a [Church of England](/source/Voluntary_controlled) First School.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724180759/http://www.sedgeberrowfirstschool.ik.org/ Sedgeberrow Church of England First School]</ref>

The village has a [public house](/source/public_house), the Queen's Head.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111006001451/http://www.hooky-pubs.co.uk/pubs/pub_pages09/Queens_Head_Evesham_WR116UE.html Hook Norton Brewery: Queen's Head]}}</ref> In 2007 It was acquired by the [Hook Norton Brewery](/source/Hook_Norton_Brewery).<ref>[http://www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk/news_2007/queens_head/queens-head.html Hook Norton Brewery: "New Licencees at the Queen's Head"]</ref>

Sedgeberrow has a [Women's Institute](/source/Women's_Institute)<ref>[http://www.thewi.org.uk/institute.aspx?id=2020&fed=188&inst=3545 Sedgeberrow Women's Institute] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724052439/http://www.thewi.org.uk/institute.aspx?id=2020&fed=188&inst=3545 |date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> that meets at the [village hall](/source/village_hall). Although the village has always been in Worcestershire, the WI belongs to the [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire) Federation of Women's Institutes.

==Sources==
*{{Cite book |title=[Victoria County History](/source/Victoria_County_History): A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3 |date=1913 |pages=518–521}}

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