Netherton, Worcestershire
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Netherton is a hamlet with population of 50 living in 20 households. It is part of the civil parish
of Elmley Castle
, Bricklehampton
& Netherton in the Wychavon
district of Worcestershire
, and lies about a mile from Elmley Castle. Evesham
, the nearest town, is five miles East North East. To the south-west lies Bredon Hill
. The hamlet contains the remains of a 12th century chapel, and is on the edge of the northern slopes of the Bredon Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
. The Anglican parish was annexed to Elmley Castle in 1864.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Elmley Castle
Elmley Castle
Elmley Castle is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, in England, United Kingdom. It is located on the north side of Bredon Hill 4 kilometres south east of Pershore in the local government district of Wychavon.- Amenities and history :...
, Bricklehampton
Bricklehampton
Bricklehampton is a village in Worcestershire, England. The name Bricklehampton is perhaps the longest isogrammic one-word place name in the English-speaking world ....
& Netherton in the Wychavon
Wychavon
Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in Pershore. Other towns in the district include Droitwich Spa, Evesham and Broadway. The district extends from the south-east corner of Worcestershire north and west...
district of Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, and lies about a mile from Elmley Castle. Evesham
Evesham
Evesham is a market town and a civil parish in the Local Authority District of Wychavon in the county of Worcestershire, England with a population of 22,000. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon...
, the nearest town, is five miles East North East. To the south-west lies Bredon Hill
Bredon Hill
Bredon Hill is a hill in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Evesham in the Vale of Evesham. The summit of the hill is in the parish of Kemerton and it extends over parts of eight other parishes...
. The hamlet contains the remains of a 12th century chapel, and is on the edge of the northern slopes of the Bredon Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
. The Anglican parish was annexed to Elmley Castle in 1864.