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| Shelsley Beauchamp | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church | |
  Shelsley Beauchamp Location within Worcestershire | |
| Area | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population | 192 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Shelsley Beauchamp or Great Shelsley[1] is a village and civil parish 9 miles (14 km) north west of Worcester,[2] in the Malvern Hills district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 192.[3] It is on the opposite bank of the River Teme to Shelsley Walsh.[4] The parish touches Clifton upon Teme, Great Witley, Martley, Shelsley Kings and Shelsley Walsh.[5] It shares a parish council with Shelsley Kings and Shelsley Walsh called the Shelsley Parish Council.[6]
It was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred.[7]
Features
[edit]There are 23 listed buildings in Shelsley Beauchamp.[8] Shelsley Beauchamp has a church called All Saints[9] which is of 14th century origin.[10]
History
[edit]The name "Beauchamp" comes from the Beauchamps who held Shelsley Beauchamp in the 12th century.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shelsley Beauchamp". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Distance from Shelsley Beauchamp [52.264493, 2.397042]". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Shelsley Beauchamp". City Population De. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Tim Bridges Churches of Worcestershire Logaston Press, Herefordshire 2000 rev ed. 2005 p204 ISBN 1 904396 39 9
- ^ "Shelsley Beauchamp". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to Shelsley Beauchamp Parish Council". Worcestershire County Council. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Morgan 2011, p. 20.
- ^ "Listed buildings in Shelsley Beauchamp, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "All Saints". A Church Near You. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus and Brooks, Alan Worcestershire 2007 Yale University Press, London p592 ISBN 9780300112986
- ^ Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 416. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- Morgan, Vanessa (2011), Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press
External links
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- "Parishes: Shelsley Beauchamp". British History Online. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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