Beckford, Worcestershire
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Beckford is a small village on the main Cheltenham to Evesham Road, five miles north-east of Tewkesbury, on the Worcestershire—Gloucestershire border.
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Beckford | |
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Beckford Cross House | |
Location within Worcestershire | |
Population | 602 |
OS grid reference | SO972360 |
• London | 91 miles (146 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TEWKESBURY |
Postcode district | GL20 |
Dialling code | 01386 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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The village straddles the A46 and is one of the villages at the foot of Bredon Hill. The Carrant Brook runs between Beckford and Little Beckford and there was a ford across the brook which gave rise to the original name.
An intensive poultry unit and market garden lies to the east of the village. A planning application was made in early 2016 to redevelop this as a retirement settlement with social care facilities.
Beckford Nature Reserve lies immediately north of the village.