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{{Short description|Village in Worcestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|52|24|44|N|2|06|25|W|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Clent
| population               = 2,600
| static_image             = Clent Village Green looking towards Lower Clent.jpg
| static_image_width       = 250px
| static_image_caption     = The village green next to the parish church
| shire_district           = [[Bromsgrove (district)|Bromsgrove]]
| shire_county             = [[Worcestershire]]
| region                   = West Midlands
| civil_parish             = Clent
| constituency_westminster = [[Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromsgrove]]
| postcode_district        = DY9
| postcode_area            = DY
| post_town                = [[Stourbridge]]
| dial_code                = 01562
| os_grid_reference        =
| london_distance          = 105 miles (170 kilometres)
}}
'''Clent''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Bromsgrove (district)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790553 |title=Census 2001 |access-date=10 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613010703/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790553 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Parish history==
{{See also|Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries}}
The [[Civil parishes in England|parishes]] of Clent and [[Broome, Worcestershire|Broome]] were once an [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] of [[Staffordshire]], completely surrounded by Worcestershire, having been seized by the Sheriff of Staffordshire before the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman Conquest]]. This anomaly was addressed in 1844 when it was belatedly returned to Worcestershire. However, Clent has always remained part of the [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Worcester Diocese]].
[[Image:The Four Stones.jpg|thumb|left|The four stones or "Ossian's Tomb" on the top of the [[Clent Hills]] were [[Folly|follies]] erected by [[George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton]]]]
==Geography==
Because of the hilly [[topography]] of the [[parish]] the village consists of several distinct [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]]. These are Upper Clent (Clatterbach and the area around the [[parish church]] of St. Leonard), Lower Clent, [[Holy Cross, Worcestershire|Holy Cross]], Adams Hill and Walton Pool.<ref>[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp50-54 A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3] pp. 50-54</ref>
The Civil Parish of Clent also included part of the village of [[Hagley|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 [[parish|ecclesiastical parish]] of Clent, that area is now part of the [[Church of England|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]] (now owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]), 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 "[[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb]]". (Marine West Coast Climate/[[Oceanic climate]]).<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591034&cityname=Bromley%2C+England%2C+United+Kingdom&units= Climate Summary for closest city on record]{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Clent
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 44
|Feb high F = 46
|Mar high F = 50
|Apr high F = 55
|May high F = 61
|Jun high F = 66
|Jul high F = 72
|Aug high F = 72
|Sep high F = 64
|Oct high F = 57
|Nov high F = 50
|Dec high F = 45
|year high F = 57
|Jan low F = 36
|Feb low F = 36
|Mar low F = 37
|Apr low F = 39
|May low F = 45
|Jun low F = 50
|Jul low F = 54
|Aug low F = 54
|Sep low F = 48
|Oct low F = 45
|Nov low F = 39
|Dec low F = 36
|year low F = 43
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.7
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.5
|Mar precipitation inch = 1
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.2
|May precipitation inch = 1.1
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.4
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.3
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.1
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.9
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.6
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.6
|year precipitation inch = 16.9
|Jan precipitation days = 22
|Feb precipitation days = 19
|Mar precipitation days = 20
|Apr precipitation days = 20
|May precipitation days = 18
|Jun precipitation days = 17
|Jul precipitation days= 18
|Aug precipitation days = 18
|Sep precipitation days = 18
|Oct precipitation days = 21
|Nov precipitation days = 21
|Dec precipitation days = 21
|year precipitation days = 114
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==Education==
[[Sunfield Children's Home]] is located in Clent, a charitable school for children with [[autism]] and complex learning needs.<ref>[http://www.sunfield.org.uk/index.htm Sunfield] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821220329/http://www.sunfield.org.uk/index.htm |date=2009-08-21 }}</ref> There is also a small primary school located in Holy Cross, called Clent Parochial Primary School, with just over 100 pupils ranging from Reception (age 4) to Year 6 (age 11), after
which the pupils feed into [[Haybridge High School]], the local secondary school, in the neighbouring village of [[Hagley]].<ref>[https://www.edulink.networcs.net/schools/clent/Pages/Default.aspx Clent Parochial Primary School] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121220112816/https://www.edulink.networcs.net/schools/clent/Pages/Default.aspx |date=2012-12-20 }}</ref>
==Notable residents==
Notable residents of Clent include:
* John Amphlet, [[High Sheriff of Worcestershire]] in 1805
* [[Richard Fowler (cricketer)|Richard Fowler]] (5 March 1887 – 27 October 1970), [[cricketer]]
* [[James Higgs-Walker]] (31 July 1892 – 3 September 1979), [[cricketer]]
* [[Alan Todd]] (3 June 1900 – 14 August 1976), [[barrister]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician
==References==
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==Further reading==
* [http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=98&SiteExtra=6922168&TopNavId=164&NavSideId=754 Clent Parish Council]
* {{cite book |last1=Erdeswicke |first1=Sampson |author-link1=Sampson Erdeswicke |last2=Harwood  |first2=Thomas |author-link2=Thomas Harwood (priest) |year=1820 |chapter=St. Kenelm, Clent and Broom |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/asurveystafford00harwgoog#page/n361/mode/1up  |title=A Survey of Staffordshire; Containing the Antiquities of that County |publisher=J.B . Nichols and Son |pages=[https://archive.org/details/asurveystafford00harwgoog/page/n360 284]–287|url=https://archive.org/details/asurveystafford00harwgoog}}<!-- The spelling of the author in the book is "Erdeswick" the citation spelling is the same as the Wikipedia article on the man.--> – Although not published until much later, Erdeswicke's description of Clent was written during the 16th century. The layout is a little confusing because the text and the notes use a similar font, for example the text in the last paragraph on page 287 should be read together with the text in the last paragraph on page 288 as they are part of the same footnote ("... in 1421, by Joan Beauchamp, ... ").
== External links ==
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*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3757774 photos of Clent and surrounding area on geograph]
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[[Category:Villages in Worcestershire]]