Guarlford
| Guarlford | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Penny Close | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO813453 |
| Location: | 52°6’23"N, 2°16’23"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 261 (2021) |
| Post town: | Malvern |
| Postcode: | WR13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Guarlford is a little, compact village in the west of Worcestershire, just east of Great Malvern and the Malvern Hills.
The parish population was 261 in 2021.
The village sits in east of Barnards Green (a part of Malvern) and Rhydd, a hamlet on the bank of the River Severn. It is two miles from Great Malvern's town centre.
The parish church is St Mary's. It is part of a joint benefice with Madresfield, a larger village to the north (whose church is St Mary The Virgin).
History
There is evidence here of Neolithic activity, with crop marks dating from a period that extends from 2350 BC to 409 AD.[1]
The village's name has appeared in a variety of forms over the centuries: Garford in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1275 and Gerleford in those of 1333, Garleford (in the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535), Galvert (on a Map of Worcestershire of 1820), and Galfords (according to the Ordnance Survey in 1830).[1]
During Second World War a radio listening post was set up in Rectory Lane by the Telecommunications Research Establishment to monitor enemy communications, which was instrumental in locating the German V-2 rocket base in Peenemünde that was subsequently bombed by the RAF in Operation Crossbow.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Guarlford) |
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 'The Guarlford Story', Guarlford History Group, 2005 ISBN 0-9550498-0-6
- ↑ Guarlford History Group (2005) The Guarlford Story, pp.150. Guarlford History Group ISBN 0-9550498-0-6