Earl's Croome

Earl's Croome
St Nicholas Church
Earl's Croome Location within Worcestershire
Population	243 (2021)
OS grid reference	SO870422
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Worcester
Postcode district	WR8
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	West Worcestershire
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°04′41″N2°11′28″W / 52.078°N 2.191°W / 52.078; -2.191

Earl's Croome is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish had a population of 243 in 2021. ^[1]

History

See also: History of Worcestershire

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Crube. ^[2] The first part of its name is derived from the Earl of Coventry who had Earl's Croome Court as a residence, opposite the village church. The name Croome possibly derives from an old river or district name, perhaps deriving from the Old English crumb, or the Primitive Welsh crumm, both meaning 'crooked'. ^[3] The church is St. Nicholas Church of England.

In 1377 or 1378, Henry de Ardern was granted the manor of Croome Adam (now Earl's Croome) by the Earl of Warwick for a red rose. ^[4]

Charles Coventry (1867–1929), who played cricket for England in the first two Test matches they played against South Africa, is buried in the village cemetery. He commanded the Worcestershire Yeomanry during the First World War and was captured by the Turks at Katia in April 1916, spending the rest of the conflict as a prisoner of war. ^[5]

For the 2000 millennial celebration a map was produced about the village history called "The Parish of Earl's Croome 2000". A book was also produced.

References

1. "Earl's Croome". City population. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
2. Croome d'Abitot and Earls Croome in the Domesday Book
3. "Earls Croome". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
4. Driver, J. T. Worcestershire Knights of the Shire 1377-1421 Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society. Third Series Vol 4 1974 p19
5. Atkin, Susanne (2016). "C.J. Coventry: Katia and Beyond". Friends of Croome Newsletter, No.24.

External links

• A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913)