Churchill in Oswaldslow
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| Churchill | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church, Churchill | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°10’50"N, 2°6’53"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 24 (2001) |
| Post town: | Worcester |
| Postcode: | WR7 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wychavon |
Churchill is a village and parish in the Oswaldslow hundred of Worcestershire, four miles from Worcester. It is also known as Churchill in Oswaldslow to differentiate the village from Churchill in Halfshire hundred. In 2001 it had a population of 24.[1] The civil parish lies adjacent to those of Bredicot, Broughton Hackett, Spetchley, Upton Snodsbury and White Ladies Aston.[2]
Features
There are eight listed buildings in Churchill.[3] Churchill has a church dedicated to St Michael.[4]
History
The name "Churchill" means 'Crug hill'.[5] Churchill was recorded in the Domesday Book as Circehille.[6] Churchill was "Circehille", in the 11th century and "Cherchull", "Chirchehull" and "Cershull-juxta-Humelbrok" in the 13th century.[7]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Churchill in Oswaldslow) |
- ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ↑ "Churchill". Ordnance Survey. http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000003044. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings in Churchill, Wychavon, Worcestershire". British Listed Buildings. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/churchill-wychavon-worcestershire. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Church of St Michael". Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319712. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Churchill Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Worcestershire/Churchill. Retrieved 15 June 2020. note that there are two: select the more southerly one
- ↑ "Worcestershire A-D". The Domesday Book Online. http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/worcestershire1.html#churchillworcester. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Parishes: Churchill". British History Online. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp297-300. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Churchill". City Population De. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/wychavon/E04010374__churchill/. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
