that of Henry IV camped on Abberley Hill itself and the primarily Welsh army of Owain Glyndŵr camped on nearby Woodbury Hill. Eventually, cut off from their supply line, the Welsh withdrew, never again to penetrate so far into England. Abberley was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred. On 10 March 1803 Colonel Henry Bromley inherited the Manorship of Abberley. As he had no son, on his death in 1836, the manor was put up for sale by his executors and bought by John Lewis Moilliet of Geneva. He built a new house, Abberley Hall, but he died in 1845 before it was completed. Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Abberley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union. Churches A little to the north, across the Green (developed as a Millennium project) from the village, is the large Victorian St. Mary's church, built between 1850 and 1852. It was designed by John Jenkins Cole and enlarged by the same architect in 1877 following a fire in January 1873. It was built to replace St. Michael's church when the latter fell into disrepair, though the chancel of St. Michael's was later restored and is still used for some services. People Gilbert Ashton, Headmaster of Abberley Hall School Henry Bromley, Member of Parliament for Worcester City and Lord of the Manor References 'Parishes: Abberley', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 4 (1924), pp. 220–24. Date accessed: 23 August 2007 External links Abberley Parochial Primary School Abberley Hall and Clock Tower The Clock Tower Ghost Abberley & Malvern Hills Geopark The Worcestershire Way Abberley Village Homepage Villages in Worcestershire Civil parishes in Worcestershire