Inkberrow

{{see also|History of Worcestershire}}

The earliest recorded version of the village is Intanbeorgas, "Inta's mounds or barrows", from 789.A. D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press (1991). "Inkberrow", page 187 By the 15th century, the spelling may have become Ingtebarwe; nearby villages also mentioned include Church Lench, Abbots Morton and Arrow.Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0812.htm; third entry, line 4 'apud Ingtebarwe'; year 1418, the place where the trespass occurred; date accessed 6 November 2013 By the 16th century, it was known as Inkebarrow.{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp418-430|title=Parishes: Inkberrow | British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}

The area was within Feckenham Forest, a royal forest with harsh forest law punishments.

Cookhill Priory stood {{cvt|3|mi}} to the east, at the edge of the county.

In 2006 Inkberrow was awarded the title of Worcestershire Village of the Year and won the Building Community Life section of the competition.[http://www.inkberrow.org.uk/news.html Inkberrow website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121205904/http://www.inkberrow.org.uk/news.html |date=21 November 2008 }} retrieved 16 July 2009

Inkberrow was identified as a potential site for a new town in the 1960s,{{cn|date=March 2023}} but this plan was not carried out. More houses were added to the village in 2013 in response to a rising need for accommodation. Inkberrow Millennium Green is an eight acre public open space to the east of the village, opened in 2000, which includes a medieval moat and fishpond, a variety of wildflowers and fruit trees, and a millennium seat with extensive views.{{ cite web |publisher=Inkberrow Millennium Green |title=Home|url= http://www.inkberrowmilgreen.co.uk | access-date=22 March 2022}}

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The village's parish church is dedicated to St. Peter and contains the Savage family chapel.{{cite web |url=http://www.cofe-inkberrow.org.uk/st_peter.shtml |title=St Peter's |access-date=2013-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040225/http://www.cofe-inkberrow.org.uk/st_peter.shtml |archive-date=2016-03-04 }} It is a Grade I listed building.{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1350279|title=CHURCH OF ST PETER, Inkberrow - 1350279 | Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk}} The Domesday Book mentions a church in Inkberrow in Saxon times. It is believed that a minster existed as early as 700 AD. The current church is thought to have been built on the site of the minster, and also perhaps a 12th-century wood and earthwork castle destroyed by Henry III in 1233. The current church probably dates from the 13th century, and was not built on the site of the original church.{{Cite web|url=https://cofe-inkberrow.org.uk/our-benefice/st-peters/|title=St Peter’s @ Inkberrow}}

The baptismal font dates from around 1200 AD, and is typical of the late Norman style. In 1839 it was cleaned and moved near the pulpit, under the arch linking the chancel to the south transept. It was moved again in 1887 to its current position opposite the south door of the nave.

The church is part of the benefice of Inkberrow with Cookhill and Kington-with-Dormston and the Priest-in-charge is Revd. Ian Perry.{{Cite web|url=https://cofe-inkberrow.org.uk/|title=Welcome to The Benefice of Inkberrow with Cookhilll and Kington with Dormston}}

The village has junior and adult football clubs with large memberships when compared to those of more populous towns and villages. Sporting Club Inkberrow play in the Hellenic Football League Division One, and have two 11 a-side pitches and a mini soccer pitch.

There is also a tennis club, with a clubhouse near the village hall.

Former residents brothers Justin Jones (guitar) and Simon Huw Jones (vocals) formed the post-punk band And Also the Trees in the village in 1979.{{cite web|url=http://andalsothetrees.tripod.com/biography.html |title=And Also the trees Shaletown |website=Andalsothetrees.tripod.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-25}}

Residents Avril and Chris Rowlands' large Christmas tree has been a local attraction for many years. The tree, planted in 1978, is just over {{cvt|50|ft}} tall and needs more than 1,000 lights to decorate it. In 2023, it raised over £1,000 for a local charity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-67804315|title=No end in sight for huge Inkberrow Christmas tree tradition|date=23 December 2023|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}

• Inkberrow Castle

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• [http://www.inkberrow.org.uk/ Inkberrow web site]
• [http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/inkberrow/ Inkberrow Football Club]

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Category:Villages in Worcestershire