Churchill, Wyre Forest

Human settlement in England
  • Churchill and Blakedown
District
  • Wyre Forest
Shire county
  • Worcestershire
Region
  • West Midlands
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  • Wyre Forest
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UK
England
Worcestershire
52°24′55″N 2°10′23″W / 52.415299°N 2.173147°W / 52.415299; -2.173147

Churchill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Churchill and Blakedown, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is near to Kidderminster and is the location of one of the few surviving water-powered plating forges in the United Kingdom - Churchill Forge Mill.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 201.[2] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished to form "Churchill and Blakedown".[3]

Churchill Forge
Churchill Village Pound

References

  1. ^ BBC - Hereford and Worcester
  2. ^ "Population statistics Churchill CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Churchill CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

Further reading

  • A Pictorial History of Churchill and Blakedown, Churchill & Blakedown Parish Council
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  • Churchill & Blakedown Parish site


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