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Shell Manor
Shell is located in WorcestershireShellShellLocation within Worcestershire
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52°14′06″N 2°04′21″W / 52.2349°N 2.0725°W / 52.2349; -2.0725

Shell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Himbleton, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is 7 miles from Worcester. In 1881 the parish had a population of 38.

History

The name "Shell" means 'Shelf'. Shell was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scelves. Shell was formerly an extra-parochial tract, in 1858 Shell became a separate civil parish, on 25 March 1884 the parish was abolished and merged with Himbleton.

Buildings

Shell Cottage

There is Shell Cottage which is Grade II* listed, "Packhorse Bridge About 100 Yards South of Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed, Shell Mill Farmhouse which is Grade II listed.

Packhorse Bridge

Shell Manor is Grade II* listed, around it there is "Gate Piers And Front Wall to Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed, "Former barn and granary about 27 metres south of Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed, and "Barn About 35 Yards North-West of Shell Manor" which is also Grade II listed.

References

  1. "Population statistics Shell CP/ExP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. "Shell Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. "Worcestershire S-Z". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. "History of Shell, in Wychavon and Worcestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. "Relationships and changes Shell CP/ExP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. "Droitwich Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. "Shell Cottage". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. "Packhorse Bridge About 100 Yards South of Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. "Shell Mill Farmhouse". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. "Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. "Gate Piers And Front Wall to Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. "Former barn and granary about 27 metres south of Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  13. "Barn About 35 Yards North-West of Shell Manor". Historic England. Retrieved 10 January 2024.


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