Sambourne
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 Sambourne Village Green |
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 Samborne
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| Samborne shown within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 1,805 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP059623 |
| • London | 120 miles(192km) SE |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | REDDITCH |
| Postcode district | B96 |
| Dialling code | 01527 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Sambourne, formerly spelled Sambourn, is a hamlet and civil parish 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Coughton, 12 miles (19 km) from Stratford upon Avon and 20 miles (32 km) from Warwick in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is situated on sloping ground rising westwards to about 500 feet near the ancient Ridge Way, which forms the county boundary with Worcestershire. The village itself is centred round a small triangular green at the junction of four roads and contains several timber-framed buildings of 17th century date. By a designation of 22 July 1991 much of the central area became a conservation area.
The earliest reference to Sambourne is of 714 when it is recorded as being given by Egwin Bishop of Worcester to the monastery at Evesham upon its foundation. Dugdale quotes the conventional date for the Abbey's foundation. This holding is confirmed by the Domesday Book which records, Land of Evesham Church, "The church itself holds in Sambourne 3 hides. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 1;2 slaves; 2 villagers and 4 smallholders with 3 ploughs. Woodland 1 league long and ½ league wide. The value was 20s now 30s." The mediaeval history of the hamlet is bound up with that of the Royal Forest of Feckenham, where the abbots of Evesham at one time enclosed a considerable amount of the King's hunting forest without permission. The whole village was taken into the Forest by King John, but the lord of the manor, the Abbot of Evesham, and his tenants assarted and inclosed a considerable area of the forest from time to time, with or without leave. The abbey claimed royal charters making it quit of waste, regardless of the view of foresters, verderers or the king's servants. In 1280, however, the abbot had to pay 50 marks to recover his wood of Sambourne which had been seized due to the disputes between his bailiffs and the Crown. Upon the dissollution it passed from the Crown to the Throckmortons of Coughton.
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