Besford
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 .
| Besford | |
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Aug2005.jpg) The church of St Peter in Besford is one of the few timber frame churches in England | |
  Besford Location within Worcestershire | |
| 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 |
The village is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a member of the Seabright family, who appears in a nightshirt.[1]
Further reading
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gollark: (*Ra*, *Off to be the Wizard*, *Wizard's Bane*, and I can't remember any more right now)
gollark: It just needs to be sufficiently unfathomable and complex that most people won't do it.
References
- Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 306. ISBN 9780340165973.
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