Towns & cities · West Midlands
Bockleton
Bockleton — village in Worcestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Leominster · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bockleton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 170 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Worcestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.2498°, -2.5978°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bockleton is a small village and civil parish (with a shared parish council with neighbouring Stoke Bliss and Kyre) in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England, five miles (8 km) south of Tenbury Wells. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 198. It is close to the Herefordshire border and is about nine miles (14 km) east of Leominster in Herefordshire.
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Background
History
The name Bockleton derives from the Old English Boccelingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with Boccel'. The village of Bockleton was originally called "Bocklington" until its name changed some time between 1785 and 1787 according to maps of the region. One of the earliest mentions of the village dates from 1246 in the life of Peter of Aigueblanche the then Bishop of Hereford. Extant sources state "In 1246 his new statutes on these points duly received papal confirmation (Bliss, i. 229). He was celebrated in the church of Hereford for his long and strenuous defence of the liberties of see and chapter against ‘the citizens of Hereford and other rebels against the church.’ He bought the manor…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2498, -2.5978
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Malvern Hills
- Parish
- Bockleton
- Postcode
- WR15 8PX
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Population
- 170
- Nearest railway station
- Leominster — 9.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q582315 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bockleton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bockleton Church - geograph.org.uk - 463645.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bockleton?
- Bockleton is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR15 8PX), in the parish of Bockleton.
- Is Bockleton a protected site?
- Yes — Bockleton is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Bockleton free to visit?
- Yes, Bockleton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bockleton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WR15 8PX. It sits within the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency.