Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is a folk dance which takes place each September in the village of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, England. It is performed by ten dancers, accompanied by a musician playing an accordion and a youth with a triangle. Six of the dancers carry reindeer horns; the remaining four are a hobby horse, Maid Marian, a fool, and a youth with a bow and arrow. On Wakes Monday, beginning early in the morning at the parish church where the horns are stored, the performers dance around the parish all day.
The dance, above Blithfield Reservoir in 2006
The hobby horse, photographed in the mid-1970s. It has since been replaced by a more realistic carving.
The dancers, before 1906
The antlers used in the dance, stored in the parish church
Abbots Bromley is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire and lies approximately 9.8 miles (15.8 km) east of Stafford, England. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Abbots Bromley could mean 'clearing/wood frequented by broom'. The prefix 'abbots' was added because the village was held by Burton Abbey. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,779.
Bagot Street - Abbots Bromley (2014)
the Butter Cross, A scheduled Ancient Monument.
The Grade II listed Bentilee Park Farmhouse
The Grade II listed Hurst Farmhouse.
