St. Leonard's    

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The area of the parish is 7.33 square kilometres. The church is at the village centre a mile and a half from Badsey. Farming and market gardening and transport of produce is the main local occupation; many commute from the village to nearby towns.

There is a post office/shop, village hall, garage, sports and social club and a Royal British Legion club. The National Trust owns The Fleece Inn, a popular tourist attraction, suffered serious fire damage in February 2005 and has now been completely restored. Bretforton First School (pupils aged 4-10) is a local authority school with no ex-officio governorship responsibility. Relationship with the church is excellent. There is an active and popular pre-school nursery group held in the village hall.

The Grade I listed church building is late 13th century with medieval and some later additions; it seats 140 and is usually left open. The building is in good repair although work on the exterior wall of the south transept is under discussion.

There is a band of bell ringers and a flower guild and a church and brass cleaning rota.

Three times a year the church holds auctions and church fete which are held at The Fleece Inn.

Churchwardens

Spen Mitchell and  John Thornton

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The Church is open throughout the year.