Abbots Bromley Horn Dance the 19th century the dance remained the traditional prerogative of the Bentley family, eventually passing to the Fowell family in 1914. The Fowells continue to run it to this day. Such an ancient origin for the dance has been doubted by some folklorists, who point out that while the reindeer antlers date to the 11th century, reindeer were long since extinct in England and Wales (and probably Scotland), and there is no evidence that any domestic reindeer herds remained at that time. Therefore, even more confusingly, the antlers must have been imported from Scandinavia at some point between the 11th
Abbots Bromley "Bromley Abbatis" to Sir William Paget, Clerk of the Signet and Privy Councillor. The village was known as "Paget's Bromley" for several centuries, (distinguishing it from the part of the parish in the hands of the Bagot family, still known as "Bagot's Bromley") but eventually the influence of the Paget family declined, and the name reverted to "Abbots Bromley". Despite being an agricultural centre on account of its market and fairs, Abbots Bromley enjoyed some industrial success. In the 16th century it was a major centre for glass manufacture. In 1606 it gained a grammar school, now Richard Clarke First