Shell, Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°14′06″N 2°04′21″W / 52.2349°N 2.0725°W / 52.2349; -2.0725
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Shell
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°14′06″N 2°04′21″W / 52.2349°N 2.0725°W / 52.2349; -2.0725

Shell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Himbleton, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is 7 miles from Worcester. In 1881 the parish had a population of 38.[1]

History

The name "Shell" means 'Shelf'.

extra-parochial tract,[4] in 1858 Shell became a separate civil parish,[5] on 25 March 1884 the parish was abolished and merged with Himbleton.[6]

Buildings

Shell Cottage

There is

Grade II listed,[8] Shell Mill Farmhouse which is Grade II listed.[9]

Packhorse Bridge

Shell Manor is Grade II* listed,[10] around it there is "Gate Piers And Front Wall to Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed,[11] "Former barn and granary about 27 metres south of Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed,[12] and "Barn About 35 Yards North-West of Shell Manor" which is also Grade II listed.[13]

References

  1. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Shell Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Worcestershire S-Z". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ "History of Shell, in Wychavon and Worcestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Shell CP/ExP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Droitwich Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Shell Cottage". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Packhorse Bridge About 100 Yards South of Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Shell Mill Farmhouse". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Gate Piers And Front Wall to Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Former barn and granary about 27 metres south of Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Barn About 35 Yards North-West of Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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