Great Witley

Great Witley

Great Witley is a village in north west Worcestershire, England. There has been a settlement in the area since before the Norman Conquest.

The village is home to Witley Court, a Jacobean country house mansion extended on a number of occasions throughout its history, but which became derelict after a fire in 1937. The house is now in the care of English Heritage, who describe it as their number one ruin. They have restored the extensive gardens leaving the impressive skeletal ruin of the building overlooking them in a poignant and thought provoking way.

Adjoining Witley Court is the 18th century church of Saint Michael and All Angels, which is one of the finest Baroque churches in Britain. It incorporates a richly gilded ceiling with a number of paintings by Antonio Bellucci and a funerary monument by John Michael Rysbrack.

from the local farms and cottages.

The village also has The Hundred House Hotel, once a collection point for agricultural tithes from the districts or 'hundred (division)s' of the local area.

External links

* [http://www.greatwitleychurch.org.uk/ Great Witley Church]


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