Shell, Worcestershire
{{Short description|Hamlet in Worcestershire, England}}
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| official_name = Shell
| civil_parish = Himbleton
| country = England
| region = West Midlands
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| shire_district = Wychavon
| shire_county = Worcestershire
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| static_image = Shell Manor - geograph.org.uk - 5414676.jpg
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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.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10346680/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Shell CP/ExP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 January 2024}}
History
The name "Shell" means 'Shelf'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Worcestershire/Shell|title=Shell Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=10 January 2024}} Shell was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scelves.{{cite web|url=https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/worcestershire4.html#shell|title=Worcestershire S-Z|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=10 January 2024}} Shell was formerly an extra-parochial tract,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22581|title=History of Shell, in Wychavon and Worcestershire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 January 2024}} in 1858 Shell became a separate civil parish,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10346680|title=Relationships and changes Shell CP/ExP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 January 2024}} on 25 March 1884 the parish 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}}
Buildings
File:Shell Cottage, Shell Ford, Worcestershire - geograph.org.uk - 4648234.jpg
There is Shell Cottage which is Grade II* listed,{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1301732?section=official-list-entry|title=Shell Cottage|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=10 January 2024}} "Packhorse Bridge About 100 Yards South of Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed,{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1350154?section=official-list-entry|title=Packhorse Bridge About 100 Yards South of Shell Manor|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=10 January 2024}} Shell Mill Farmhouse which is Grade II listed.{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1081214?section=official-list-entry|title=Shell Mill Farmhouse|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=10 January 2024}}
File:Pedestrian Bridge by Shell Ford - geograph.org.uk - 84206.jpg
Shell Manor is Grade II* listed,{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1081212?section=official-list-entry|title=Shell Manor|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=10 January 2024}} around it there is "Gate Piers And Front Wall to Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed,{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1179879?section=official-list-entry|title=Gate Piers And Front Wall to Shell Manor|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=10 January 2024}} "Former barn and granary about 27 metres south of Shell Manor" which is Grade II listed,{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1081213?section=official-list-entry|title=Former barn and granary about 27 metres south of Shell Manor|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=10 January 2024}} and "Barn About 35 Yards North-West of Shell Manor" which is also Grade II listed.{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1179875?section=official-list-entry|title=Barn About 35 Yards North-West of Shell Manor|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=10 January 2024}}
References
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Category:Hamlets in Worcestershire
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