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Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Malvern, and its area covers most of the western half of the county, including the small towns of Tenbury and Upton. It was originally formed in 1974 and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1998. In the 2011 census the population of the Malvern Hills district was 74,631.
Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Pershore, and the other towns in the district are Droitwich Spa and Evesham. The district extends from the south-east corner of Worcestershire north and west. It borders all the other districts of Worcestershire, as well as the counties of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.
Kempsey is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is bounded by the River Severn on the west, and the A38 main road runs through it and is about 3 miles south of Worcester. The village has a long history. Its name is derived from the Saxon "Kemys' Eye", or the island of Kemys. Kemys was a Saxon chief, whose island lay between marshes and the River Severn. One of the roads in Kempsey, Lyf's Lane, is named after another Saxon chief. The village was recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book as having a value of £7.
Acton Beauchamp is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) north-east from the city and county town of Hereford and 3 miles (5 km) south-east from the market town of Bromyard.
Norton is a village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the boundary of the City of Worcester, England. The village sits within the Norton Juxta Kempsey civil parish and is split in two by the M5 motorway, with the original village to the east.
St Peter the Great or St Peter's is a suburb and civil parish of the city of Worcester in Worcestershire, England. It is south of the city centre, on the east side of the River Severn, near Junction 7 of the M5 motorway. In the 2011 census, the parish population was recorded as 5,851.
The name Oldswinford is now used for a small area of Stourbridge, close to the parish church.
Draycott is a hamlet in the English county of Worcestershire.
Severn Stoke is an English village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District, in the south of the county of Worcestershire, alongside the A38 trunk road. It had a population of 611 in 2011.
Hatfield is a small hamlet in the district of Wychavon near the city of Worcester, in England. It is surrounded by the villages of Littleworth, Norton, Pirton & Kempsey.
Littleworth is a medium-sized village on the outskirts of Worcester. The village is the location of Nortan Juxta Kempsey Primary School and the Norton Parish Hall, it is about 5 miles southeast of Worcester. There is currently only one bus service going through the village.
The Shelsleys are a group of small villages in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. The Shelsleys are near the village of Clifton-upon-Teme the Teme Valley, and they encompass the three very distinct hamlets and civil parishes Shelsley Beauchamp, Shelsley Kings and Shelsley Walsh. The three parishes share a parish council.
Norton Juxta Twycross, usually known as simply "Norton"(or "Norton-Juxta"), is a small village in Leicestershire, England. The village is part of the parish of Appleby Magna, with the vicar based in Appleby. The population is included in the civil parish of Twycross.
Littleworth is a small village and civil parish off the A420, almost 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Thrupp and Wadley. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 239.
Walker's Heath is a small area spanning the southern border of the city of Birmingham, England, and Worcestershire. It is located to the immediate south-east of the Birmingham suburb of Kings Norton.
Drakelow Hillfort, is a small multivallate Iron Age hillfort, located on a promontory at Drakelow at the southern end of Kinver Edge, in the civil parish of Wolverley and Cookley, Worcestershire. The hillfort is a scheduled ancient monument.
Richard Turner was an English divine and author.
Stoulton or Stoughton is a village and civil parish about 5 miles south west of Worcester, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Hawbridge. In 2011 the parish had a population of 453. The parish touches Norton Juxta Kempsey, Whittington, Peopleton, Drakes Broughton and Wadborough and White Ladies Aston. Many houses in the village date from the 17th century. The scientist and cleric William Derham, the first man to accurately measure the speed of sound, was born in Stoulton in 1657.
Bredon's Norton or Norton-by-Bredon is a village and civil parish 11 miles (18 km) south east of Worcester, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 247. The parish touches Eckington, Bredon, Strensham and Kemerton.
Churchill or Churchill by Spetchley is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) from Worcester, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In 2001 it has a population of 24. The parish touches Bredicot, Broughton Hackett, Spetchley, Upton Snodsbury and White Ladies Aston.
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