OS grid reference SP045430 Country England Post town EVESHAM Shire county Worcestershire Dialling code 01386 | Region West Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district WR11 District Wychavon | |
Bengeworth is a locality adjoining Evesham in Worcestershire, England. In 1887 it had a population of 1,311. Today it has a school and an Anglican church.
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Map of Bengeworth, Evesham, UK
Railways
It was served by the nearby Bengeworth railway station on the Gloucester Loop Line on the Midland Railway between Ashchurch and Evesham. Bengeworth railway station was not in Bengeworth, but rather was the station in the centre in the nearby village of Hampton. The railway station was called 'Bengeworth' as that was considered a distinctive name, while 'Hampton' is a common England village name.
The station opened 1 October 1864. It closed in 1953, but trains continued to use the line until closure in 1963.
References
Bengeworth Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA