Kyre

For other uses, see Kyre (disambiguation).

Kyre
St Mary's church
Kyre Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SO626634
Civil parish	Kyre
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TENBURY WELLS
Postcode district	WR15
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°16′05″N2°32′54″W / 52.268056°N 2.548431°W / 52.268056; -2.548431

Kyre is a small village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the county of Worcestershire, England, and shares its parish council with neighbouring Stoke Bliss and Bockleton.

Kyre Minor and Kyre Wyard were both in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred. ^[1]

Kyre Park

A folly in Kyre Park.

Kyre Park is a park and gardens within the village which is known for being designed by Capability Brown. The park was used for hunting deer until the mid-1700s, when it was laid out for the Pytts family. It contains numerous follies and a Grade II listed barn, which now houses antiques. The park is privately owned but is open daily to the public. ^[2]

References

1. Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
2. "Kyre Park - Park & Gardens". Kyre Park. Retrieved 12 December 2022.