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Callow End

Callow End

Human settlement in England


Callow End is a constituent village of the civil parish of Powick in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. It is located on the B4424 road about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of its junction with the main A449 Malvern to Worcester road. The River Severn runs down the eastern side of the village.

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The village school, Callow End Church of England Primary School, is part of the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust.

There are two pubs in the village, The Old Bush and The Bluebell. A popular walking spot is next to the village, namely The Old Hills .

Callow End Court is a Grade II listed French-style 19th century country house, located to the west of the village[1]

The church of St James was built in 1888 by the sixth Earl Beauchamp as a secondary chapel within the parish of Powick.[2]

The war memorial, next to the Callow End Club, is a Grade II listed monument, in the form of a hooded Portland stone cross.[3]

Callow End is the former home of Stanbrook Abbey, a Benedictine convent that opened in 1838, and had a chapel added in 1871.[2] The building is now a hotel.[4]

Wheatfield Park is a residential park home estate to the north of the village.[5] It was built in the grounds of the former Wheatfield Court manor house, which was left a ruin after a fire in 2004.[6]

Notable people


References

  1. "Callow End Court". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. Page, William. "Parishes: Powick Pages 184-192 A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 4". British History Online. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. "Callow End War Memorial". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. "Stanbrook Abbey". Handpicked Hotels.
  5. "Home – Welcome to Wheatfield Park". Wheatfield Park Estate. Retrieved 6 September 2021.




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