Bushley

For the locality in Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia, see Bushley, Queensland.

Bushley
Bushley Location within Worcestershire
Population	372
Civil parish	Bushley
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tewkesbury
Postcode district	GL20
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	West Worcestershire
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°00′28″N2°11′00″W / 52.007877°N 2.183349°W / 52.007877; -2.183349

Bushley is a small village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district in Worcestershire, England. The church is dedicated to Saint Peter. ^[1] At the 2021 census, the population was 372. ^[2]

Bredon School is located to the north of the village.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire

The name Bushley derives from the Old English byscelēah meaning 'wood/clearing by a copse of bushes'. ^[3]

William Dowdeswell (1721–1775), the Worcestershire MP from 1761 until his death, was brought up at Pull Court in Bushley. Racing driver Richard Seaman (1913-1926), also lived at Pull Court.

References

1. St Peter, Bushley - a church near you
2. "Bushley". City population. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
3. "Bushley". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 2 November 2025.