Offenham
History
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Offenham was founded as a [[monastic grange]] and [[medieval deer park]] by the [[Benedictine]] [[Abbot]]s of [[Evesham Abbey]] in the 13th century, the old grange stood where Court Farm now stands. The grange was established to enclose the large flocks of sheep needed by the Abbots to trade wool with [[Flanders]]. |
Offenham was founded as a [[monastic grange]] and [[medieval deer park]] by the [[Benedictine]] [[Abbot]]s of [[Evesham Abbey]] in the 13th century, the old grange stood where Court Farm now stands. The grange was established to enclose the large flocks of sheep needed by the Abbots to trade wool with [[Flanders]]. |
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During the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] the grange became crown property and [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] granted both Offenham and Evesham to [[Philip Hoby]], one of his English Ambassadors. The grange and park later became the property of the Hazelwood family until the mid-18th century when it was sub-divided, by this time the village had formed an adequate farming and market gardening community.[http://www.offenham.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=133 History of Offenham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507004821/http://www.offenham.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=133 |date=7 May 2010 }} Retrieved 1 August 2009 |
During the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] the grange became crown property and [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] granted both Offenham and Evesham to [[Philip Hoby]], one of his English Ambassadors. The grange and park later became the property of the Hazelwood family until the mid-18th century when it was sub-divided, by this time the village had formed an adequate farming and market gardening community.[http://www.offenham.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=133 History of Offenham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507004821/http://www.offenham.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=133 |date=7 May 2010 }} Retrieved 1 August 2009 |
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2025/2026 - undefeated champions - Edward bagley & Oliver Godfrey |
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==Maypole== |
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