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'''Crowle''' is a village in [[Worcestershire]], 4 miles east of the City of [[Worcester]].  The Bow Brook rund east of the village, across which is Froxmere Court, one of the major farms, and Bow Wood.  The village of [[Broughton Hackett]] is a mile to the south, on the A422 to Worcester.
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'''Crowle''' is a village in [[Worcestershire]], four miles east of the City of [[Worcester]].  The Bow Brook runs east of the village, across which is Froxmere Court, one of the major farms, and Bow Wood.  The village of [[Broughton Hackett]] is a mile to the south, on the A422 to Worcester.
  
 
The dominant building in Crowle is its [[Church of England]] parish church, St John the Baptist, a square-towered church.
 
The dominant building in Crowle is its [[Church of England]] parish church, St John the Baptist, a square-towered church.
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==Crowle Green==
 
==Crowle Green==
'''Crowle Green''' is a hamlet just a step to the north of Crowle, at the {{map|SO920565|crossroads}} with lanes leading to Sale Green to the northeast and Worcester to the west.
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'''Crowle Green''' is a hamlet just a step to the north of Crowle, at the {{map|SO920565|crossroads}} with lanes leading to Sale Green to the north-east and Worcester to the west.
  
 
==Outside links==
 
==Outside links==
 
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*[http://www.crowle-online.co.uk Crowle Online]
 
*[http://www.crowle-online.co.uk Crowle Online]

Latest revision as of 14:51, 24 November 2020

Crowle
Worcestershire
Thatched Cottage, Crowle.jpg
Location
Grid reference: SO923560
Location: 52°12’10"N, 2°6’49"W
Data
Population: 1,000  (approx)
Post town: Worcester
Postcode: WR7
Dialling code: 01905
Local Government

Crowle is a village in Worcestershire, four miles east of the City of Worcester. The Bow Brook runs east of the village, across which is Froxmere Court, one of the major farms, and Bow Wood. The village of Broughton Hackett is a mile to the south, on the A422 to Worcester.

The dominant building in Crowle is its Church of England parish church, St John the Baptist, a square-towered church.

The village has a first school named Crowle First School, which houses the village's war memorial, listing the names of the ninety-six men from Crowle who served during the First World War.

The village pub is The Old Chequers Inn.

A network of footpaths criss-crosses the farmland around the village to each side.

Crowle Green

Crowle Green is a hamlet just a step to the north of Crowle, at the crossroads with lanes leading to Sale Green to the north-east and Worcester to the west.

Outside links

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