Shelsley Beauchamp

Shelsley Beauchamp
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)
Civil parish	Shelsley Beauchamp;
District	Malvern Hills;
Shire county	Worcestershire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°15′48″N 2°23′41″W / 52.263251°N 2.3948327°W

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]

History

Shelsley is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.^[8]

The name "Beauchamp" comes from the Beauchamps who held Shelsley Beauchamp in the 12th century.^[9]

There are 23 listed buildings in Shelsley Beauchamp.^[10]

The parish church of All Saints^[11] is of 14th century origin^[12] but was rebuilt in 1846.^[8]

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