| Kemerton | |
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 Main street through the village of Kemerton | |
  Kemerton Location withinWorcestershire | |
| Population | 393 in 2001 |
| OS grid reference | SO94613720 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TEWKESBURY |
| Postcode district | GL20 |
| Dialling code | 01386 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Kemerton is a village andcivil parish inWorcestershire inEngland. It lies at the extreme south of the county in the local government district ofWychavon. Until boundary changes in 1931, it formed part of neighbouringGloucestershire, and it remains in theDiocese of Gloucester. The northern half of the parish lies within theCotswoldsArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The parish is approximately 5.8 km (3.6 miles) long by 1.2 km (0.7 miles) wide, and encompasses approximately 6.738 square kilometres (1,665 acres). It descends from the summit ofBredon Hill in the north, (elevation 300 m / 981 ft) to the Carrant Brook in the south (elevation 20 m / 65 ft). The north and south parish boundaries are recorded in a Saxon charter of the 8th century.[1]
Notable historic features includeKemerton Camp, anIron Agehill fort surmounting Bredon Hill, thought to have been vacated suddenly after a considerable battle. On the fort's south rampart is a two-storey stone tower known asParsons Folly (or the Tower), built in the mid-18th century by John Parsons V,MP (1732–1805), the squire of Kemerton, who reputedly wished to raise the summit of Bredon Hill to 1000 ft (305 m).[2] Significant buildings include the Church of St Nicholas andKemerton Court, both of which arelisted Grade II*.[3]
The parish includes several important wildlife sites including the Kemerton Lake Nature Reserve and sections of the Bredon HillSpecial Area of Conservation, which are managed byKemerton Conservation Trust.
Residents of Kemerton have included the anarchist publisherCharlotte Wilson, the bestselling authorJohn Moore and YWCA leaderHelen Malcolm.[4]
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