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{{infoboxInfobox UK place|
| country = England
| latitude coordinates = {{coord|52.33333333|-2.23|display=inline,title}}
| longitude = -2.233333
| official_name = Hartlebury
| population = 25492,549
| static_image_name = Hartlebury church (geograph 2550728).jpg
| static_image = [[File:Inn Lane, Hartlebury.jpg|250px]]
| static_image_caption = Hartlebury Parish Church
| shire_district = [[Wychavon]]
| shire_county = [[Worcestershire]]
| region = West Midlands
| civil_parish =
| constituency_westminster = [[Mid Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Worcestershire]]
| postcode_district = DY11
| postcode_area = DY
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'''Hartlebury''' is a village and civil parish in the [[villageWychavon]] indistrict of [[Worcestershire]], [[England]]. It is a few miles{{convert|4|mi|km}} south of [[Kidderminster]] and is in [[Wychavon]] district. The village registeredhad a [[population]] of 2,549 in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|Census 2001 Census]].
 
The village is [[buffer zone|green-buffered]] from surrounding villages except for the village of Waresley which is contiguous with Hartlebury. The civil parish covering the village also includes the outlying villages of [[Crossway Green]] and [[Torton]].
The [[Hartlebury railway station|railway station]] is about half a mile to the east of the village.
 
==History==
==Hartlebury Castle==▼
{{See also|History of Worcestershire}}
 
▲===Hartlebury Castle===
{{main|Hartlebury Castle}}
[[Hartlebury Castle]] was built in the mid-13th century as a fortified [[manor house]]. Until 2007 it was the residence of the [[Bishop of Worcester]], with two-thirds of the building leased out to [[Worcestershire County Council]] as the [[Worcestershire County Museum]]. Hartlebury Castle is a Grade I [[listed building]]. It is about a mile to the west of the village and half a mile to the west of the church.
 
===Converted buildings===
=== Queen Elizabeth I Grammar School ===
HartleburyQueen Elizabeth (I) Grammar School (the [[regnal number]] was formerlyadded in 1952 on the locationaccession of Queen Elizabeth III) Grammarwas Schoolin Hartlebury until 1977. RecordsThe earliest record of the schoolprecursor dateto backthe toschool a mentionis in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' of [[William the Conqueror]]compiled in 1066,1086. but apart from that, otherOther early accounts date back to 1400, centurieswell before Eton, Harrow and Rugby were founded. The school was granted a Royal Charter by [[Queen Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] in 1557.<ref>{{cite book| title = A Concise Description of the Endowed Schools in England and Wales| author = Nicholas Carlisle| publisher = Baldwin, Craddock and Joy | year = 1818 | volume = 2| chapter = Hartlebury, near Kidderminster | pages = 757&ndash;763| chapterurlchapter-url = httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=rY-8ceSYvWoC&pg=PA757&lpg=PA757&dqq=hartlebury+grammar+school&pg=PA757}}</ref> Originally a private boys school, it was taken over by the State, and was closed when it was merged in 1977 with King Charles I Grammar School, Kidderminster, and The Kidderminster Girls High School to form [[King Charles I School]]. The historic oldoldest schoolbuilding standing was sold offconverted to become a private residencehouse. TheIts magnificent newNew building,Building with itshas commanding views over thefields countryside,and waswoodland narrowlyand rescued from demolition by the Oldits Boysalumni Associationassociation.<ref>[http://www.hoea.org.uk/ Hartlebury Old Elizabethans Association]</ref>
 
===New Elizabethan School===
==Worcestershire House==▼
A very small independent school unconnected educationally with Hartlebury School opened in 2008: the fee-paying New Elizabethan School was set up to cater for children "who have found learning and school attendance difficult" on part{{Which|date=September 2017}} of the Hartlebury School site.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-17349752 |title = Ofsted criticises New Elizabethan School in Hartlebury - BBC News}}</ref> A private school, for young boys and girls, operated there 1979–2007, Bowbrook School &mdash; renamed Hartlebury Independent School in 1999, then Hartlebury School in 2000. In 2007, it became a charitable organisation. Then in 2008 it was re-launched in its new form.<ref>{{cite news| title = Independent school to feature in BBC shows| author = Sally Jones | work = Worcester News | date = 2007-05-30| url = http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/search/1433811.Independent_school_to_feature_in_BBC_shows/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newelizabethanschool.co.uk/ |title=New Elizabethan School |access-date=27 March 2009 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032228/http://www.newelizabethanschool.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0093v75 Wonderland, Series 1: The Woman Who Bought a School For Her Son]</ref>
The Worcestershire House is a house originally from Hartlebury, which was dismantled and re-assembled at the [[Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia]] in 1992. The John Smith (Smyth or Smythe) family built in in the 1630s. An example of the [[Tudor frame]] or [[Timber framing]] construction, it was dismantled in 1970 and stored.<ref>American Frontier Culture Foundation. 1998. Traditional Timberframing: The Worcestershire House- A Catalog of the Exhibit Prepared by the Research & Collections Department and Curated by Vivian Lea Stevens to Celebrate the Completion of the Worcestershire House, May 1993. Frontier Museum Heritage Books: Staunton, Virginia. Pages 4-5.</ref>▼
 
==Former buildings==
A private school, for young boys and girls, operated there until 2007. It was called ''Bowbrook School'' for 20 years and was renamed ''Hartlebury Independent School'' in 1999. One year later, it was renamed ''Hartlebury School''. In 2007, it became a charitable organisation. Then in 2008 it was re-launched as [[The New Elizabethan School]], which was featured in a BBC documentary.<ref>{{cite news| title = Mother buys school to give her son a proper education| author = David Wilkes| work = [[Daily Mail]] | date = 2007-01-28| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-432085/Mother-buys-school-son-proper-education.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Independent school to feature in BBC shows| author = Sally Jones | work = Worcester News | date = 2007-05-30| url = http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/search/1433811.Independent_school_to_feature_in_BBC_shows/}}</ref><ref>[http://www.newelizabethanschool.co.uk/ New Elizabethan School]</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0093v75 Wonderland, Series 1: The Woman Who Bought a School For Her Son]</ref> None of these later schools has any connection, other than the premises, with the Grammar School.
▲===The Worcestershire Househouse===
{{main|Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia}}
▲The house later known as The Worcestershire House iswas a housevery originallyold fromhouse in Hartlebury, which was dismantled and re-assembled at the [[Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia]], USA, in 1992. The John Smith (Smyth or Smythe) family built init in the 1630s. An example of the [[Tudor frame]] orvariety of [[Timber framing]] construction, it was dismantled in 1970 and storedshipped.<ref>American Frontier Culture Foundation. 1998. Traditional Timberframing: The Worcestershire House- A Catalog of the Exhibit Prepared by the Research & Collections Department and Curated by Vivian Lea Stevens to Celebrate the Completion of the Worcestershire House, May 1993. Frontier Museum Heritage Books: Staunton, Virginia. Pages 4-5.</ref>
 
== Notable people ==
 
* [[Henry Eliot Howard]], [[Ornithology|ornithologist]], conducted much of his research in the grounds of his home, 'Clareland', which is extant, and is [[Grade II listed]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Lowe |first=Percy R.
|date=1941 |title=Henry Eliot Howard. An Appreciation. |journal=[[British Birds (magazine)|British Birds]]
|volume=34 |pages=195–197 |url=https://britishbirds.co.uk/article/obituary-henry-eliot-howard-an-appreciation/
|access-date=2019-06-10 }} (Also available via [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48365872 BHL].)</ref><ref name="HE-1215681">{{cite web |title=Clareland, Hartlebury - 1215681 |url=https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1215681 |publisher=[[Historic England]] |access-date=10 August 2020 }}</ref>
* Daniel J. Collins, [[musician]], grew up here. His notable works include his debut album '[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kM-owEzoP3miw5CLYVDXhZK4sxHn3vZTU The Parallel Universe]' – released 25 March 2024. He took part in [[Bewdley]] Youth Festival's [[Wyre Forest District|Wyre Forest]] Young Musician of The Year awards 2024 where he received best 'Solo Instrumentalist'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wyre Forest Young Musician of the Year Competition |url=https://bewdleyfestival.org.uk/our-events/bewdley-youth-festival/wyre-forest-young-musician-of-the-year-competition/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=Bewdley Festival}}</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Hartlebury Common]]
*[[List of English and Welsh endowed schools (19th century)]]
 
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