Visit Kempsey, Worcestershire Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kempsey, Worcestershire

  

Kempsey, Worcestershire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kempsey, Worcestershire

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Kempsey, Worcestershire history

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Pre-Roman Kempsey

A piece of iron dated 1500-800 BC was dug up in the Court Meadow area, and is now in the Foregate Museum, Worcester. At that time the River Severn was tidal at Kempsey.

Roman Kempsey

A Roman milestone dedicated to the Emperor Constantine the Great (AD 307 – 337) was found in about 1818 when ground was being levelled for a vegetable garden for Court House, opposite the west gate of the churchyard. The stone is a flat slab of freestone, 33 inches high by 20 inches wide, and is now in the Worcester Museum.

Celtic tribe

The Celtic tribe that lived around Kempsey in Roman times were the Dobunni. The tribe lived in the area around the town of Kempsey.

Kempsey, Worcestershire etymology

Kempsey is named after a Saxon chief, Kemys. The full name means “Kemys’ Eye”, as the original settlement was a semi-island between the River Severn and marshland.

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20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Kempsey, Worcestershire places to visit

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Kempsey, Worcestershire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kempsey, Worcestershire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kempsey, Worcestershire’s information audio spots:

St Peter the Great, Worcester St Peter the Great or St Peter’s is a suburb and civil parish of Worcester in Worcestershire. It is south of the city centre, on the east side of the River Severn, near Junction 7 of the M5 motorway. In the 2011 census, the parish population was recorded as 5,851.

Norton Barracks Norton Barracks is a military installation in Norton, Worcestershire. The keep is a Grade II listed building and is located in Norton.

Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on 552 acres (223 ha) outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. The asylum closed in 1989 leaving Barnsley Hall Hospital in Bromsgrove as remaining psychiatric hospital in the county. Most of the complex has been demolished to make way for a housing estate.

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