Bushley

For the locality in Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia, see Bushley, Queensland.

Bushley
Bushley
Location within Worcestershire
Population372 
Civil parish
  • Bushley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTewkesbury
Postcode districtGL20
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Bushley is a small village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district in Worcestershire, England. The church is dedicated to Saint Peter.[1] At the 2021 census, the population was 372.[2]

Bredon School is located to the north of the village.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire

The name Bushley derives from the Old English byscelēah meaning 'wood/clearing by a copse of bushes'.[3]

William Dowdeswell (1721–1775), the Worcestershire MP from 1761 until his death, was brought up at Pull Court in Bushley. Racing driver Richard Seaman (1913-1926), also lived at Pull Court.

References

  1. ^ St Peter, Bushley - a church near you
  2. ^ "Bushley". City population. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Bushley". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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