Abbots Bromley

Abbots Bromley
Bagot Street - Abbots Bromley (2014)
Abbots Bromley is located in Staffordshire
Abbots Bromley
Abbots Bromley
Location within Staffordshire
Area14.29 sq mi (37.0 km2)
Population1,779 (2011)
• Density124/sq mi (48/km2)
OS grid referenceSK080245
• London117.63 mi (189.31 km)
Civil parish
  • Abbots Bromley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRUGELEY
Postcode districtWS15
Dialling code01283
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteAbbots Bromley Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°49′05″N 1°52′50″W / 52.81804°N 1.880636°W / 52.81804; -1.880636

Abbots Bromley is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire and lies approximately 9.8 miles (15.8 km) east of Stafford, England. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Abbots Bromley could mean 'clearing/wood frequented by broom'. The prefix 'abbots' was added because the village was held by Burton Abbey.[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,779.[2]

Abbots Bromley was rated the best place to live in the Midlands by the Sunday Times in 2013 and again in 2016.[3] The village is a regular entrant and often winner of the Staffordshire Best Kept Village Competition which takes place across the county each year. Originally organised by the Community Council of Staffordshire 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 East Staffordshire 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.[4] Through the competition Abbots Bromley maintains a healthy rivalry with nearby Yoxall, also a regular winner in the East Staffordshire section.

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

  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Abbots Bromley Parish". nomisweb.co.uk. nomisweb. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Midlands: Heart of the matter | the Sunday Times". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Best Kept Village Community Competition". The Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.