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| Beckford | |
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 Beckford Cross House | |
  Beckford Location withinWorcestershire | |
| Population | 602 |
| OS grid reference | SO972360 |
| • London | 91 miles (146 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TEWKESBURY |
| Postcode district | GL20 |
| Dialling code | 01386 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Beckford is a small village on the mainCheltenham toEvesham Road, five miles north-east ofTewkesbury, on theWorcestershire—Gloucestershire border.
The village straddles theA46 and is one of the villages at the foot ofBredon Hill. The Carrant Brook runs between Beckford and Little Beckford and there was a ford across the brook which gave rise to the original name. The name Beckford derives from theOld EnglishBeccaford meaning 'Becca'sford'.[1]
An intensive poultry unit and market garden lies to the east of the village. A planning application was made in early 2016 to redevelop this as a retirement settlement with social care facilities.
Beckford Nature Reserve lies immediately north of the village.
Beckford railway station, belonged to theMidland Railway (later part of theLMS), was situated on a lengthy loop line,Gloucester Loop Line, branching off theBirmingham and Gloucester Railway main line atAshchurch for Tewkesbury railway station, passing throughEvesham railway station,Alcester andRedditch, and rejoining the main line atBarnt Green, nearBromsgrove. The loop officially closed between Ashchurch and Redditch in June 1963, but trains were replaced by a bus service for the final eight months, since poor condition of the track had brought about withdrawal of all trains between Evesham and Redditch in October 1962. The village is still linked to Evesham byDiamond Bus service 540 which also servesTewkesbury.
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