Warndon

 ( Areas Of Worcester, England ) 

Warndon is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as a holding of the Bishop of Worcester, part of the manor of Northwick. It was then held by the Earl Beauchamp and Bracey families until 1205 when Warndon became joined to the manor of Madresfield. In 1594, Sir William Lygon of Madresfield sold Warndon to Rowland Berkeley, who joined it to his manor of Spetchley in 1606. Berkeley Way, the main road bordering Warndon, is named after the Berkeley family.

The parish church of St Nicholas dates from the 12th century and is notable for its black and white timber construction. It is a Grade I listed building. Henry Holbeche, Dean of Worcester, dedicated the church to St Nicholas in 1542. The area around the church is designated a conservation area. Historically, Warndon was a farming hamlet set on a small hill and remained so until the Warndon Villages housing development to the west and south, as well as industrial units to the north, began to be built in the 1980s. Berkeley Way (B4639) forms the northern boundary of the conservation area and was constructed to relieve St Nicholas Lane and leave an undeveloped gap to the industrial units.

There are four distinct "villages" in the development, the Harleys, the Lyppards, the Berkeleys, and the Meadows, each with their subdivisions. The first village opened in 1996. Warndon Villages is home to Lyppard Grange Primary School, Lyppard Grange Primary School. four nurseries, Nurseries in Warndon Villages. a Tesco supermarket, Tesco, Warndon. community centre http://www.lyppardgrangecommunitycentre.co.uk/. and a range of other facilities.

Warndon parish which included the villages of Trotshill and Warndon was part of Droitwich Rural District until 1974 when it was annexed to Worcester under the Local Government Act 1972. Droitwich RD , Vision of Britain, UK.