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Population
  
750

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Pershore

Local time
  
Sunday 9:18 PM

District
  
Wychavon

Region
  
West Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
WR10

Shire county
  
Worcestershire

Dialling code
  
01386

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 85% Humidity

Fladbury walkabout 2001


Fladbury is a traditional English village located in rural Worcestershire, England. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, almost 1,000 years ago. It is sited on the banks of the River Avon, with many interesting and original buildings and features. Cropthorne village is on the opposite bank of the Avon. The two ancient communities are linked by the Jubilee Bridge.

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Map of Fladbury, Pershore, UK

History

A Beaker settlement was discovered in the centre of Fladbury during excavations into Saxon occupation. Excavations of the Beaker site took place from 1932 to 1941.

Landmarks

Fladbury Mill is a grade II listed building. It dates mainly from the 18th century, and is constructed of brick to an irregular plan. It has gabled wings; one gabled bay is of earlier timber framing.

Education

A voluntary aided Church of England First School provides education to around 85 children aged 4 to 10. A September 2007 Ofsted inspection accorded the school a Grade 2 (good).

Fladbury Walkabout

Fladbury Walkabout runs over a weekend in mid-July (9/10 July in 2016). It is an 'Open Gardens' event, which includes a Flower Festival, boat trips, children's activities, stalls, classic cars, live music and a Fun Run on the Sunday.

John Singer Sargent

The American artist John Singer Sargent, visited Fladbury in 1889. His painting, 'Two Girls with Parasols at Fladbury', is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

References

Fladbury Wikipedia