Abbots Bromley is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the

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district of

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and lies approximately east of

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, England. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Abbots Bromley could mean 'clearing/wood frequented by

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'. The prefix 'abbots' was added because the village was held by Burton Abbey. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,779. Abbots Bromley was rated the best place to live in the Midlands by the ''

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'' in 2013 and again in 2016. The

is a regular entrant and often winner of the

Best Kept

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which takes place across the county each year. Originally organised by the

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there is a best-kept village award for a large and small village in each of the county's Districts and Boroughs. Whilst down the years the

district prize has been awarded to Abbots Bromley on a number of occasions the overall county title continues to elude. In August 2017 the village won the double honour of winning both the best kept village and community council trophy award, a double not achieved for many years. This double was repeated again in 2018. In 2019 the competition was taken on by The Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Abbots Bromley won for the third consecutive year. Through the competition Abbots Bromley maintains a healthy rivalry with nearby Yoxall, also a regular winner in the

section. The village is world-renowned for its annual Horn Dance, an ancient tradition which attracts visitors from far and wide.

Location

The village sits within the Postal Area of the nearby settlement of

Rugeley Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, nor ...

which is the closest town to the village at from Abbots Bromley. The village and civil parish lie within the

District. The village is north of the city of

Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west o ...

and is south west of

Uttoxeter Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from ...

.- Staffordshire A-Z County Atlas: 2011 Edition: Scale:3.8 inches to 1 mile (5.9cm to 1km) The nearest railway station is at

which is south west of the village. The Blithfield ReservoirHistory of Reservoir
retrieved 11 April 2013 is from the centre of the village. Within the parish there are the natural features of

Bagot's Wood Bagot's Wood is the largest extant piece of the ancient Needwood Forest, located near to Abbots Bromley, in Staffordshire, England. The forest derives its name from the Bagot family, seated for centuries at Blithfield Hall in Staffordshire ...

and the largest remaining part of the

Needwood Forest Needwood Forest was a large area of ancient woodland in Staffordshire, England, which was largely lost at the end of the 18th century. History The forest was on extensive lands owned by the Berkeley family of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershi ...

. Phil Drabble's Goats Lodge nature reserve is also in the parish.

Schools

The village is home to The Richard Clarke First School, run by the Uttoxeter Learning Trust for pupils aged 4–9. The school is rated as good by

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with outstanding features. The village is part of the three tier school system, now quite rare in England. From age 9-13 pupils go to Oldfields Hall Middle School in

and then from age 13-16 (or 18 if students opt to stay on in the

sixth form In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for ...

) to

Thomas Alleyne's High School Thomas Alleyne's High School (TAHS) is a coeducational upper school and sixth form located in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne. It has four different coloured houses: ...

also in

. The village was also the home of one of the original

Woodard Schools Woodard Schools is a group of Anglican schools (both primary and secondary) affiliated to the Woodard Corporation (formerly the Society of St Nicolas) which has its origin in the work of Nathaniel Woodard, a Church of England priest in the Anglo ...

, and the first in the Woodard Group for girls

Abbots Bromley School Abbots Bromley School (previously the School of S. Mary and S. Anne, Abbots Bromley before becoming Abbots Bromley School for Girls) was a coeducational boarding and day independent school in the village of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, Engla ...

(formerly known as Abbots Bromley School for Girls and before that the School of S. Mary and S. Anne). In 2015 the school opened a new International College on the former St Mary's site. The school closed in July 2019 and the site has been sold. The future of the site since the sale is as yet unclear.

Parish Council

Nine Parish Councillors, elected every four years represent the community. Every year the Council elects a chair (currently Cllr Richard Love) and vice chair. The Parish Council is supported by the Parish Clerk. Meetings are usually held in the village hall at 19:00 on the last Wednesday of every month (except August and December due to holidays). All meetings are open to the public. One Parish surgery is also held every other month on a Saturday morning in the Church House to enable Parishioners to bring any local issues to the attention of a

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so that it can be reported to the full Parish Council

meeting A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Meetings can be used as form of group decision making. Defini ...

. Following the election of new Parish Councillors in May 2015 the council began the process of developing a

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, administered through a sub-group of the Parish Council.

Other local representation

Abbots Bromley is part of the Bagots Ward on

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and is currently represented by Conservative Borough Councillor Gregory Hall. The former leader of the County Council, Conservative Councillor Phillip Atkins represents the Parish as it forms part of the Uttoxeter Rural Ward on

Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire County Council is the top-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire, England. 62 councillors sit on Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire operates a cabinet-style council In England, local auth ...

. The village is part of the

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and is currently represented by

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Michael Fabricant, MP.

History

The first historical record of the village dates from 942, when the manor of "Bromleage" was given to Wulfsige the Black. The will, dated 1002, of

Wulfric Spot Wulfric (died ''circa'' 1004), called Wulfric Spot or Spott, was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. His will is an important document from the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. Wulfric was a patron of the Burton Abbey, around which the modern town of B ...

, Earl of

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, gave the village to the Abbey of

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The ...

. There is some evidence that the current settlement was a planned town – there is evidence of burgage plots, a grid pattern of streets and a wide market place.

''Domesday Book''

Abbas Bromley is recorded in the ''

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'' of 1086–7 as ''Brunlege'', when it was part of the land of St Mary of Burton.

Royal Charter

In 1227, a weekly market was confirmed by Royal Charter at the site of the

Buttercross A buttercross, also known as butter cross or butter market, is a type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from medieval times. Its name originates from the fact that they were located at the market place, where peop ...

(recorded in 1339, the present structure said by Pevsner to date from the 17th century), which survives to the present. The current, triangular market place is now grassed over and serves as a

village green A village green is a common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for gathering cattle t ...

and the focus for events on Horn Dance Day.

Dissolution of the Monasteries

The village remained affiliated to the Abbey till the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1545.

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gave ''Bromley Abbatis'' to Sir William Paget, Clerk of the Signet and Privy Councillor. The village was known as ''Paget's Bromley'' for several centuries, (distinguishing it from the part of the parish in the hands of the Bagot family, still known as ''Bagot's Bromley'') but eventually the influence of the Paget family declined, and the name reverted to ''Abbots Bromley''.

Industry

Despite being an agricultural centre on account of its market and fairs, Abbots Bromley enjoyed some industrial success. In the 16th century it was a major centre for glass manufacture. In 1606 it gained a

grammar school A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school ...

, now Richard Clarke First School.

Decline

Despite nineteenth century efforts to connect the village to the expanding railway network the

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received an act of parliament to build a branch line from Stowe-by-Chartley which was never taken advantage of. Abbots Bromley remained comparatively isolated and in decline, losing its market, fairs and economic status.

20th century

By the 1950s the village faced economic decay and an ageing population. It was also comparatively late in receiving mains electricity and gas services. More recently it has become a dormitory settlement for surrounding urban areas such as the

West Midlands conurbation The West Midlands conurbation is the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the towns of Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge and Halesowen in the English West Midland ...

and

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. There has been some new development as well as the restoration of historic buildings, with a Millennium Hall perhaps the most noted recent example.

Historic buildings

The village has a large number of listed buildings, and its historic core has

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status, reflecting its pre-industrial townscape. Of these, the half timbered Church House,Listed building status- Church House
retrieved 12 April 2013 The Goats Head Inn,Listed building status-Goats head Inn
retrieved 12 April 2013 which is claimed to be the original town hall, and the SchoolhouseListed building status- Old School House
retrieved 12 April 2013 (Richard Clarke's 1606 Grammar School) are some of the most noteworthy. The Market Cross (

) has been designated a scheduled Ancient Monument.

Gallery

File:The Butter Cross, Abbots Bromley - geograph.org.uk - 123390.jpg, the Butter Cross, A scheduled Ancient Monument. File:Bentilee - geograph.org.uk - 402725.jpg, The Grade II listed Bentilee Park Farmhouse File:Approaching The Hurst from Priory Farm. - geograph.org.uk - 439511.jpg, The Grade II listed Hurst Farmhouse. File:Abbots Bromley School for Girls - geograph.org.uk - 511397.jpg, The Grade II listed Coleridge House, School of St Mary and St Anne. File:St. Nicholas, Abbots Bromley - geograph.org.uk - 118977.jpg, The Grade II listed Church of St. Nicholas.

Listed Buildings in Abbots Bromley

* Dwellings at No's 5, 6, 7, 8, High Street, Grade II, Hall Hill Lane4 Houses Listings
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Bagot's Bromley Monument, near Bromley Farmhouse, Grade IIBromley Monument Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Bank House, Grade II, High Street.Bank House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Barn and Cartshed close to Park Lodge, Grade II.Barn and Cart shed listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Barn in Goose Lane, Grade II.Goose Lane Barn Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Barn, Hurst Farm, Grade II.Hurst Farm Barn Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Barn, High Elms Farm, Grade II.High Elms Barn Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Batkin House, Harley Lane, Grade II.Batkin House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Bentilee Park Farmhouse, Grade II.Bentilee Park Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Bromley House, Grade II.Bromley House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Cael Cottage, Grade II.Cael Cottage Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Cedar Cottage, Grade II.Cedar Cottage Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Chesterton House, Grade II.Chesterton House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Saint Nicholas Parish Church, Grade II.Parish Church Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Church View Farmhouse. Grade II.Church View Farmhouse Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *North West Leafields Farm, Associated building and structures. Grade II.Leafield Farm Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Coleridge House School, Grade II.Coleridge House School Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Croft's House, Grade II.Croft House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Crofts Cottage, Grade II.Crofts Cottage Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Dandelion Cottages and Associated structures, Grade II.Dandelion Cottages listings
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Falcott Inglenook, Grade II.Falcott Inglenook Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Georgian House, Grade II,Georgian House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Gilleon's Hall, Grade II. *Goats Lodge, Grade II.Goats Lodge Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Granary and Associated structures at Hurst Farmhouse, Grade II,Hurst Farm Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Grange Farmhouse, Grade II.Grange Farmhouse Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Narley Farmhouse, Grade II.Narley Farmhouse Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Heatley Green Farmhouse, Grade II.Heatley Green Farmhouse Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Dwelling on Market Place, Grade II.Market Place Dwelling Listed
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Dwelling Owned by Goodwin, Grade II.Goodwin Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Inglenook Oak Cottage, Grade II.Oak Cottage Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Lancsuss House, Grade II.Lancsuss House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Laurel Cottage, Grade II.Laurel Cottage Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Leacross Cottage, Grade II.Leacross Cottage Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Leafields Farmhouse, Grade II.Leafields Farmhouse Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Lychgate to the parish Church Saint Nicholas, Grade II.Lychgate Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Manor Farmhouse, Grade II.Manor Farmhouse Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Maxstoke House, Grade II.Maxstoke House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Middleton House, Grade IIMiddleton House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * five different Milepost in the parish, Grade II.Mile Post Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Mount Pleasant Farmhouse, Grade II.Mount Pleasant Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Norfolk House, Grade II.Norfolk House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Norman Villa, Grade II.Norman Villa Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Northwood House, Grade II.Northwood House listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Park Lodge, Grade II.Park Lodge Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Parkside Farmhouse, Grade II.Parkside Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Premises of C. Taswell, Grade II.C. Taswell Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Newsagent Premises of J.M. Meadows, grade II.JM Meadows Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Butchers Shop Premises of V.G. Wilson, Grade II.Premises Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Rose House, Grade II.Rose House Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Saint Helens, Grade II.Saint Helens Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Assorted structures Bentilee Park Farm, Grade II.Bentilee Listings
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Assorted structures Leafields Farmhouse, Grade II.Leafields Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Sunny Brae and Sunny Mead, Grade II.Sunny Listings
retrieved 12 April 2013 * Bagot Almshouses, Grade II.Almshouse Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Bagot Arms, Grade II.Bagot Inn Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Bakery, Grade II.Bakery Listing
retrieved 12 April 2013 *Big House, School, Grade II.Big House Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 *Butter Cross, Grade II.Butter Cross Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 * St. Mary and St. Anne school, Grade II.School Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 * Coach and Horses Public House, Grade II.Coach and Horses Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 * The Cross, Dwelling, Grade II.Cross Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 *The Green, Grade II.Green Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 * Hurst Farmhouse, Grade II.Hurst Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 *The Maltings, Dwelling, Grade II.Maltings Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 * Old Schoolhouse, Grade II.Schoolhouse Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 *Royal Oak Public House, Grade II.Royal Oak Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 *Town End Farmhouse, Grade II.Town End Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 * Gilleon's Hall, Associated structures. Grade II. * War Memorial, Grade II.Memorial Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013 * Wheelwright House, Grade II.Wheelwright Listing
retrieved 13 April 2013

Traditions

The Horn Dance

Abbots Bromley is known for its annual Horn Dance, an English folk dance dating back to the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. The modern version of the dance involves

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antler Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally found only on ...

s, a

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Maid Marian Maid Marian is the heroine of the Robin Hood legend in English folklore, often taken to be his lover. She is not mentioned in the early, medieval versions of the legend, but was the subject of at least two plays by 1600. Her history and circums ...

, and a Fool. The dance takes place on Wakes Monday, the day following Wakes Sunday, which is the first Sunday after 4 September. It begins in the morning on the village green and passes to Blithfield Hall, returning to the village in the early afternoon with the dancers then making their way around the pubs and houses, eventually finishing with a service of

Compline Compline ( ), also known as Complin, Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final prayer service (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, which are prayed at fixed prayer times. The English ...

at the church.

Sport and leisure

Cricket

Abbots Bromley Cricket Club is an

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amateur

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

club with a history of cricket in the village dating back to 1881. The club ground is based on Mill Green Lane. Abbots Bromley CC have 2 Saturday senior XI teams that compete in the

Derbyshire County Cricket League The Premier Division of the Derbyshire County Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Derbyshire, England, and is a designated ECB Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Asso ...

, a Sunday XI team, and a junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Burton & District Youth Cricket League.

Football

Abbots Bromley also has a fast developing men's senior football team, Abbots Bromley FCAbbots Bromley FC
retrieved 14 April 2013 They are nicknamed 'The Stags'. They were reformed after over 10 years in 2010. They play in the Stafford & District league in division 2 and play their home games at the Abbots Bromley School grounds named 'The Lowers'. The Stags main sponsors are Gallery 3, The Room Network & Edwin Ferneyhough Vehicle Sales. The president of the club is former

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park, ...

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

footballer, Harry Burrows. The club reached the

& District division 2/3 cup final in May 2012 but narrowly lost out to Cheadle Town End on penalties in front of a crowd of 150+. The Stags also narrowly missed out on promotion to the Uttoxeter & District first division in 2012 after finishing third, although improving their position the previous year (4th). The Stags were finally promoted to division 1 the following year and completed the double by winning the subsidiary cup after beating The Three Tuns FC in the final 4-1 in a match played at the Oldfield sports ground, Uttoxeter. The subsidiary cup win was repeated in 2017 after a 6-2 victory against Stone Town FC at Abbots Bromley School that saw Will Ferneyhough hit 5. The club remained in division 1 until 2018, a campaign that ended in relegation with a second bottom finish. A quick turnaround was necessary and that happened the following season with a second placed finish and promotion back to division 1, narrowly losing out by a point to Doveridge FC. A great season was confirmed with a fantastic 2-1 Division 2 League Cup final victory over Doveridge FC with the game plated at Hillsfield, Rocester FC in front of over 200 spectators. The club's committee voted on a change of scenery for the 2019-20 season and transferred membership to the Stafford & District League with the club starting out in the third tier (Division 2). President - Harry Burrows Chairman - Thomas Wheeldon Secretary - Mark Hurst (jr) Treasurer - Julie Wheeldon Team Manager - Mark Hurst (snr) Team Captain - James Stevenson Team Vice Captain - Matt Tracey Main Sponsors - Gallery 3 / The Room Network / Edwin Ferneyhough Vehicle Sales AB Netball training

Netball

Abbots Bromley Netball Club is affiliated to England Netball with a Bronze CAPS status through the Sport England Clubmark scheme and consists of players of all ages from Abbots Bromley and surrounding areas. The club uses the training and playing facilities at Abbots Bromley School, and field up to 3 squads in the Burton and District league.

Tennis

Abbots Bromley Tennis Club was founded in 1913 and has two outdoor courts situated behind the Village Hall, off Bagot Street.

Notable people

* Alice Mary Coleridge (1846–1907) a British promoter of girls' schools and instigated Abbots Bromley School for Girls * Stephen Smith (1874 in Abbots Bromley – 1935) an

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football player. He played 162 pro games for

between 1893 and 1901 * Phil Drabble OBE (1914 – 2007 in Abbots Bromley) an English countryman, author and TV presenter. He lived in – and wrote mostly about – the countryside of north Worcestershire and at Abbots Bromley, where he created a nature reserve. *

Philip Lawley Philip Douglas Lawley (4 July 1927 – 18 December 2011 ) was a British chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemist ...

(1927 in Abbots Bromley – 2011) a British chemist, best known for demonstrating that DNA damage was the base cause of cancer * Harry Burrows (born 1941) an English former professional footballer who played 420 pro games, mainly for Aston Villa and

. He lived in Abbots Bromley after retirement where he is still the president of Abbots Bromley FC

References

External links

The Richard Clarke First SchoolAbbots Bromley Nostalgia Team
{{authority control Villages in Staffordshire Borough of East Staffordshire