Dunley, Worcestershire

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Dunley
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Dunley
Location within Worcestershire
Population1,029  [1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stourport-on-Severn
Postcode district DY13
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
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UK
England
Worcestershire
52°19′13″N2°18′37″W / 52.32018°N 2.310412°W / 52.32018; -2.310412 Coordinates: 52°19′13″N2°18′37″W / 52.32018°N 2.310412°W / 52.32018; -2.310412

Dunley is a village, and a civil parish (with Astley), in the administrative district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England.

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References

  1. "Astley and Dunley". City population. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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