Dunhampstead
| Dunhampstead | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Boatyard at Dunhampstead | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO917600 |
| Location: | 52°14’18"N, 2°7’20"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | WR9 |
| Local Government | |
Dunhampstead is a scattered hamlet in Worcestershire, about six miles north-east of Worcester and around half a mile to the east of the M5 motorway.
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal passes through the village where by Bridge 30 there is a boatyard[1] and it passes through Dunhampstead Tunnel.
The main railway line between Birmingham and the south-western counties passes just east of the village. A station existed by the level crossing but closed in the 1950s. The signal box and crossing house have also been removed.
The village public house, The Fir Tree Inn (locally known as The Firs) closed in Autumn 2019, with 2 houses built on its car park. The nearest pub is now a mile and a half down the towpath at Tibberton, at Bridge 25.
There are now no facilities in the hamlet but it remains popular with walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
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