For other uses see Besford (disambiguation).
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.1018°N -2.1317°W |
Official Name: | Besford |
Population: | 147 |
Static Image Name: | BesfordChurch(PhilipHalling)Aug2005.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250 |
Static Image Caption: | The church of St Peter in Besford is one of the few timber frame churches in England |
Shire District: | Wychavon |
Shire County: | Worcestershire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Civil Parish: | Besford |
Postcode District: | WR8 |
Postcode Area: | WR |
Post Town: | WORCESTER |
Dial Code: | 01386 |
Os Grid Reference: | SO910448 |
London Distance: | 96miles |
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 https://web.archive.org/web/20050225153300/http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/ncd01237.htm.
The village is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a member of the Seabright family, who appears in a nightshirt.[1]