Clent

{{See also|Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries}}

The parishes of Clent and Broome were once an exclave of Staffordshire, completely surrounded by Worcestershire, having been seized by the Sheriff of Staffordshire before the Norman Conquest. This anomaly was addressed in 1844 when it was belatedly returned to Worcestershire. However, Clent has always remained part of the Worcester Diocese.

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Because of the hilly topography of the parish the village consists of several distinct hamlets. These are Upper Clent (Clatterbach and the area around the parish church of St. Leonard), Lower Clent, Holy Cross, Adams Hill and Walton Pool.[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp50-54 A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3] pp. 50-54

The Civil Parish of Clent also included part of the village of West Hagley, the population of which is about half that of the whole parish. On the first of April 2016, this part of the parish was transferred to the Parish of Hagley. Though in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Clent, that area is now part of the Anglican parish of Broome.

Part of the parish is an area of agricultural lowland, but to the northwest the ground rises forming the Clent Hills (now owned by the National Trust), which is a popular destination for walkers.

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[https://archive.today/20130630162818/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591034&cityname=Bromley,+England,+United+Kingdom&units= Climate Summary for closest city on record]

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|Jan high F = 44

|Feb high F = 46

|Mar high F = 50

|Apr high F = 55

|May high F = 61

|Jun high F = 66

|Jul high F = 72

|Aug high F = 72

|Sep high F = 64

|Oct high F = 57

|Nov high F = 50

|Dec high F = 45

|year high F = 57

|Jan low F = 36

|Feb low F = 36

|Mar low F = 37

|Apr low F = 39

|May low F = 45

|Jun low F = 50

|Jul low F = 54

|Aug low F = 54

|Sep low F = 48

|Oct low F = 45

|Nov low F = 39

|Dec low F = 36

|year low F = 43

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.7

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.5

|Mar precipitation inch = 1

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.2

|May precipitation inch = 1.1

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.4

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.3

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.1

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.5

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.9

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.6

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.6

|year precipitation inch = 16.9

|Jan precipitation days = 22

|Feb precipitation days = 19

|Mar precipitation days = 20

|Apr precipitation days = 20

|May precipitation days = 18

|Jun precipitation days = 17

|Jul precipitation days= 18

|Aug precipitation days = 18

|Sep precipitation days = 18

|Oct precipitation days = 21

|Nov precipitation days = 21

|Dec precipitation days = 21

|year precipitation days = 114

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Sunfield Children's Home is located in Clent, a charitable school for children with autism and complex learning needs.[http://www.sunfield.org.uk/index.htm Sunfield] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821220329/http://www.sunfield.org.uk/index.htm |date=2009-08-21 }} There is also a small primary school located in Holy Cross, called Clent Parochial Primary School, with just over 100 pupils ranging from Reception (age 4) to Year 6 (age 11), after

which the pupils feed into Haybridge High School, the local secondary school, in the neighbouring village of Hagley.[https://www.edulink.networcs.net/schools/clent/Pages/Default.aspx Clent Parochial Primary School] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121220112816/https://www.edulink.networcs.net/schools/clent/Pages/Default.aspx |date=2012-12-20 }}

Notable residents of Clent include:

• John Amphlet, High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1805
• Richard Fowler (5 March 1887 – 27 October 1970), cricketer
• James Higgs-Walker (31 July 1892 – 3 September 1979), cricketer
• Alan Todd (3 June 1900 – 14 August 1976), barrister and Conservative politician

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• [http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=98&SiteExtra=6922168&TopNavId=164&NavSideId=754 Clent Parish Council]
• {{cite book |last1=Erdeswicke |first1=Sampson |author-link1=Sampson Erdeswicke |last2=Harwood |first2=Thomas |author-link2=Thomas Harwood (priest) |year=1820 |chapter=St. Kenelm, Clent and Broom |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/asurveystafford00harwgoog#page/n361/mode/1up |title=A Survey of Staffordshire; Containing the Antiquities of that County |publisher=J.B . Nichols and Son |pages=[https://archive.org/details/asurveystafford00harwgoog/page/n360 284]–287|url=https://archive.org/details/asurveystafford00harwgoog}} – Although not published until much later, Erdeswicke's description of Clent was written during the 16th century. The layout is a little confusing because the text and the notes use a similar font, for example the text in the last paragraph on page 287 should be read together with the text in the last paragraph on page 288 as they are part of the same footnote ("... in 1421, by Joan Beauchamp, ... ").

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• [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3757774 photos of Clent and surrounding area on geograph]

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Category:Villages in Worcestershire