Clent


Clent is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England, southwest of Birmingham and close to the edge of the West Midlands conurbation. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,600.
The name Clent derives from the Old English clent, apparently meaning 'rock'.

Parish history

The parishes in England|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.
Image:The Four Stones.jpg|thumb|left|The four stones or "Ossian's Tomb" on the top of the Clent Hills were follies erected by George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

Geography

Because of the hilly topography of the parish the village consists of several distinct hamlets. These are Upper Clent, Lower Clent, Holy Cross, Adams Hill and Walton Pool.
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, which is a popular destination for walkers.

Climate

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"..

Education

is located in Clent, a charitable school for children with autism and complex learning needs. There is also a small primary school located in Holy Cross, called Clent Parochial Primary School, with just over 100 pupils ranging from Reception to Year 6, after
which the pupils feed into Haybridge High School, the local secondary school, in the neighbouring village of Hagley.

Notable residents

Notable residents of Clent include: