St Mary The Virgin, Wormsley, Herefordshire - Knight Family History and Genealogy

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St Mary the Virgin, Wormsley, Herefordshire
church of the Knights of Wormsley Grange

St Mary the Virgin, Wormsley

'They both lived in a greater world or greater worlds but wanted to go home at the end.'
Nikolaus Pevsner in his book on Herefordshire in the 'Buildings of England' series
(referring to Richard Payne Knight and Thomas Andrew Knight)

St Mary The Virgin Church
Wormsley, Herefordshire
(now classified as a redundant church)

"In sacred memory of Thomas Andrew Greville Rouse-Boughton-Knight died October 18th 1916 aged 19 years. Only son of Andrew Greville and Isobel Rouse-Boughton-Knight or Wormsley, Herefordshire."

"In sacred memory of Andrew Greville Rouse-Boughton-Knight of Wormsley Grange, Herefordshire. Second son of Andrew J Rouse-Boughton-Knight of Downton Castle, Ludlow and dearly loved husband of Isobel H Rouse-Boughton-Knight. Born Feb 13 1869. Died Feb 20 1928. And of his beloved grandson John (????) Peter Moray-White born Oct 29 1924. Died Feb 4 1928."

The death of Lieutenant Thomas Andrew Greville Rouse-Boughton-Knight meant the end of the line for the Rouse-Boughton-Knight name on the death of his father in 1928 ...Wombat

Richard Payne Knight - Family History and Genealogy

Richard Payne Knight
Dilettante, collector, benefactor, author and philosopher

Thomas Andrew Knight - Knight Family History and Genealogy

Thomas Andrew Knight and Wormsley Grange
Pioneer horticulturalist and associate of Banks.

Rouse-Boughton-Knight Line

Rouse-Boughton Line

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Knight Graves at Wormsley

Graves at Wormsley Church, Herefordshire
Richard Payne Knight
Thomas Andrew Knight
Thomas Knight (son of Thomas Andrew Knight)
(photograph by David Teague)

Graves at Wormsley Church, Richard Payne Knight, Thomas Andrew Knight and his son Thomas

The name of the parish, Wormsley, goes back to the time when the surrounding area was woodland - here there was a "clearing in the wood, occupied by reptiles". Could they be frogs and toads? There has been a church here since at least Saxon times, though its existence has been a muted one. The present building dates from the 12th century. In the Middle Ages the dominant religious centre of the neighbourhood was the priory of Augustinian canons which, though often short of money, had for a long time a high repute for "honesty in religion", and provided several priors for other houses of the order. It was founded soon after the year 1200 about three quarters of a mile to the north east of the church, close to the present Wormsley Grange - which was largely built out of the remains of the priory.

Wormsley Church - Knight Family History and Genealogy