Bredicot
| Bredicot | |
|---|---|
 Church of St James the Less | |
  Bredicot Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO 906549 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode district | WR7 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bredicot is a small village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Worcester.
It was formerly (as described in 1868) in the hundred of Oswaldslow.[1] In the 11th century the name was Bradingecotan or Bradigcotan.[2]
The name Bredicot derives from the Old English Bradaingcot meaning 'cottage connected with Brada'.[3]
Church
[edit]The Church of St James the Less is a Grade II listed building. It is 41 feet (12 m) by 15 feet (4.6 m) with a bellcote and a timber-framed south porch. The building dates from about 1300, and was restored by A. E. Perkins in 1843.[2][4]
Bredicot Court House
[edit]The earliest mention of the manor of Bredicot is in 985, by which time it had been acquired by the church of Worcester, when Bishop Oswald granted the vill to a priest named Goding.[2]
Bredicot Court Farmhouse, Grade II-listed, was built in the early 17th century. It has an H-shaped plan, and is timber-framed with brick infilling; there is an 18th-century brick wing. Also in the village are Court Cottages, timber-framed buildings of the 16th or 17th century, Grade II-listed.[2][5][6]
Bredicot School
[edit]A church school offering education at very low cost was built in Bredicot for children of the surrounding villages of Churchill, Broughton Hackett, White Ladies Aston and Spetchley opening in 1845.[7]
In the Winter of 1939 the number on the school role at Bredicot Infants School increased to twenty six with the arrival of eleven evacuee children from Birmingham.[7]
In 1957 with only five attendees the school finally closed. The building was demolished in the early 1970s.[7]
References
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- ^ "Bredicot" GENUKI. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Parishes: Bredicot", in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3 (London, 1913), pp. 277-279 British History Online. Accessed 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Bredicot". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St James (1117084)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Bredicote Court Farmhouse (1117086)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Court Cottages (1319628)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Davidson, D.A.B. (2018). White Ladies Aston - A Continuing Village.