Bengeworth

Bengeworth
Bengeworth
 Bengeworth shown within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSP045430
    London  88 miles (142 km) 
DistrictWychavon
Shire countyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town EVESHAM
Postcode district WR11
Dialling code 01386
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°05′00″N 1°56′00″W / 52.083333°N 1.933333°W / 52.083333; -1.933333

Bengeworth is a locality adjoining Evesham in Worcestershire, England. In 1887 it had a population of 1,311.[1] Today it has a school[2] and an Anglican church.[3]

Railways

It was served by Bengeworth railway station on the Gloucester Loop Line on the Midland Railway between Ashchurch and Evesham. The station opened 1 October 1864.[4] It closed in 1953 but trains continued to use the line until closure in 1963.

References

  1. Bartholomew’s Guide
  2. Bengeworth First School Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. War memorial at St Peter’s Archived September 21, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Catford, Nick (28 April 2012). "Bengeworth". Disused Stations.
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