Himbleton

{{Short description|Village in Worcestershire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.224155|-2.079484|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Himbleton

| population = 415

| population_ref = (2001)

| static_image = Cottage in Himbleton - geograph.org.uk - 846699.jpg

| static_image_width = 250px

| static_image_caption = Cottage in Himbleton

| shire_district = Wychavon

| shire_county = Worcestershire

| region = West Midlands

| civil_parish = Himbleton

| constituency_westminster =

| postcode_district = WR9

| postcode_area = WR

| post_town = WORCESTER

| dial_code = 01905

| os_grid_reference = SO650649

| london_distance_mi = 100

| london_direction = SE

}}

Himbleton is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. It lies about {{convert|5|mi}} south-east of Droitwich and {{convert|7.5|mi}} north-east of Worcester. There is an Anglican church, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene.{{cite web|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/himbleton-st-mary-magdalene/|title=St Mary Magdalene, Himbleton|first=A Church Near|last=You}} The parish includes the hamlet of Shell. In 2001 the parish had a population of 415.

Located on Neight Hill in the village is a primary school, Himbleton Church of England Primary School,{{cite web|url=http://worcestershire.schooljotter.com/himbleton|title=School Websites, School Web Design, Hosting & Apps - School Jotter|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716014259/http://worcestershire.schooljotter.com/himbleton|archive-date=2011-07-16}} which was opened in 1873. There is also a pub, The Galton Arms, which has featured several times in the Good Beer Guide.{{cite web |url=http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=192602 |title=Good Beer Guide - CAMRA |access-date=2011-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131081419/http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=192602 |archive-date=2011-01-31 }}

The local cricket team, Himbleton Cricket Club,{{cite web|url=http://www.himbletoncc.org.uk/|title=Himbleton Cricket Club}} play in the Worcestershire County League Division 2. Himbleton has historic significance as one of the villages through which the Catholic anarchists under Guy Fawkes travelled.

On 25 March 1884 the parish was of Shell was abolished and merged with Himbleton.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/droitwich.html|title=Droitwich Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=10 January 2024}}