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Thockmorton Village 4000 Years of History

Construction started in 1940 and was used mainly for training purposes  by the Canadian crews for the new commonwealth squadrons  of the RAF. Wellington bombers were used in the main. The unit was disbanded in March 1944 .There is a Canadian war graves section in Worcester cemetery.

Constructed by the MOD in 1940.

     Throckmorton Airfield.

Sir Robert Throckmorton was in possession of the Manor of Throckmorton in 1500 which is now long gone, but it was at this time Throckmorton Farm Court was built. The house is still in use and grade ll listed.

Built in 1500 by the Throckmorton family

      Throckmorton Court farm

All of the above are in the Village Hall

Due to Covid there are no Services at the moment.


 




Tilesford which is split from Throckmorton by the road which crosses the airfield has about 22 dwellings and Willowbank which is a care home and a group of private bungalows for the elderly. The main entrance to the airfield is also in Tilesford. This row of houses were originally built to house airmen stationed at the  airfield.

                 Tilesford with Throckmorton.

During the foot and mouth outbreak the old Throckmorton airfield was used as a burial site for animal carcases, during the excavation of the burial pits archeological finds were found.

              The burial of foot and mouth carcases.

              Why 4000 years of History.



To be decided



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More information

What’s on in the Village

. Throckmorton is a small village and civil parish in the administrative district of Wychavon, in the county of Worcestershire, England.


The village lies 3.5 miles northeast of Pershore, five miles north-west of Evesham and 9 miles southeast of the city of Worcester. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 200.

                        What’s in the Village.

         Throckmorton Village.

There is a Church “ The Chapelry” which is 13th century  shown here.

 There is also a modern Village Hall.

      The Church History

      Family history

Extracts from WCC archeological department

Parish Council article

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