Shelsley Walsh
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Coordinates: 52°15′51″N 2°24′36″W / 52.26427°N 2.4100°W
| Shelsley Walsh | |
 St Andrew's church Shelsley Walsh |
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 Shelsley Walsh
Shelsley Walsh shown within Worcestershire |
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| Civil parish | Shelsleys |
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| District | Malvern Hills |
| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire | |
Shelsley Walsh is a small village in Worcestershire, England at the top of a the western valley side of the River Teme.
Its population at the time of the 2001 Census was just 31, but the village's name is widely known among motorsport enthusiasts because of its association with the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb, which has been run since 1905.
[edit] Etymology
Shelsley Walsh means "clearing on a slope" from Old English scelf "shelf (of land)" and leāh "wood, clearing". The name was recorded as Scillislege in 948[citation needed]. The addition of Walsh to the name is from the surname Walsh, which means "of the Welsh", from Old English walas "Welsh, foreigners". A record[citation needed] of the name as Shilsleywalish, undated, proves this.
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