Snitterfield

"[3] Welcombe Hills vineyard[4] was established in 2001 situated at Vine Cottage, Kings Lane, Snitterfield, producing English wines from Pinot Noir, Dornfelder and Bacchus grape varieties.

In August 2009, all five Welcombe Hills wines entered in the Mercian Vineyards Association regional competition won medals.

Prospero Barn houses Structured Training Ltd, SalesPathways Ltd and Predaptive OD Ltd. Other employers include the Stratford Manor Hotel,[5] a Mercedes-Benz dealership, and the local Wyevale Garden Centre.

The sequence of the earlier development of the building is a little uncertain owing to the proximity of the various periods, added to the marked differences in detail, and some confusion is caused by later alterations.

The chancel, built of rubble, is of severer detail and may have followed soon after the 14th-century north aisle; it is of great length compared with the nave and has large windows.

[8] The clerestory was added early in the 16th century: there seems to have been some trouble from weaknesses in the arcades, especially the northern, which shows inequalities in the arches resulting probably from partial reconstructions, and most of its capitals have been rather crudely remoulded.

No important changes occurred before the 19th century, but there was some deterioration, as a description of 1858[9] mentions that the chancel was heavily buttressed on the north side and its windows had lost their tracery.

[8] The Monarch's Way,[10] a long-distance footpath which approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester, passes through Snitterfield.

[12] The other village pub, The Foxhunter, was badly damaged by fire in June 2007 and after lying in a dilapidated condition for five years was demolished following an application by the local council.