Hanley Swan
| Hanley Swan | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Village green with pond and Swan Inn | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO813428 |
| Location: | 52°5’1"N, 2°16’27"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Worcester |
| Postcode: | WR8 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Hanley Swan is a small village in Worcestershire to the east of the Malvern Hills, between the towns of Great Malvern (two miles to the west) and Upton-upon-Severn (three miles to the east).
Together with the nearby village of Hanley Castle, its population is about 1,500. The traditional village centre includes a village green and pond, a pub, a Social Club and a village stores.
The village is said to be an inspiration for the setting of the novel Black Swan Green by David Mitchell.[1]
Churches
The Church of England parish church, St Gabriel's, stands in fields at the western edge of the village.
A Roman Catholic church, Our Lady and St Alphonsus, stands beyond the north end of the village. It was built, shortly after restrictions against Roman Catholic churches were lifted in 1829, by descendants of Thomas Hornyold who had aided the escape of King Charles II. As elsewhere in Worcestershire, the continuing recusant connections of the county meant that new Roman Catholic churches were established with greater funding than in many other parts of the country.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hanley Swan) |
References
- ↑ "David Mitchell, The Art of Fiction No. 204", The Paris Review
- ↑ Lloyd 1993, p. 114.
- Lloyd, David (1993), A History of Worcestershire, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 9780850336580, OCLC 30027275