Besford is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 147. The village is near Pershore, off the road from Upton-upon-Severn. A historic house, Besford Court (a grade II* listed building), is located in the village. Besford Court was once used as a school known as Besford Court Hospital .
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![]() The church of St Peter in Besford is one of the few timber frame churches in England | |
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Population | 147 |
OS grid reference | SO910448 |
• London | 96 miles (154 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WORCESTER |
Postcode district | WR8 |
Dialling code | 01386 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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The village is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a member of the Seabright family, who appears in a nightshirt.[1]
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