Bordesley, Worcestershire
Appearance
Bordesley | |
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Bordesley from Butler's Hill | |
Location within Worcestershire | |
OS grid reference | SP039698 |
• London | 97 miles (156 km) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | REDDITCH |
Postcode district | B97 |
Dialling code | 01527 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
Bordesley is a village north of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England.[1] Bordesley primarily comprises houses alongside the A441 Birmingham Road between Redditch and Alvechurch. The name Bordesley derives from the Old English of Brorde's Lēah, meaning the wood of someone called Brord(e).[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Genuki: Bordesley, Worcestershire". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Duignan, William Henry (1905). Worcestershire place names. London: Frowde. p. 23. OCLC 4256230.
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