Hanley Swan
Appearance
Hanley Swan | |
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![]() Village green with pond and Swan Inn | |
Location within Worcestershire | |
OS grid reference | SO813428 |
• London | 97 mi (156 km) SE |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WORCESTER |
Postcode district | WR8 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament |
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Hanley Swan is a small village in the English county of Worcestershire. It lies in the Malvern Hills district, between the towns of Malvern 2 miles away, and Upton-upon-Severn. Together with the nearby village of Hanley Castle, its population is about 1500. The very traditional English village centre includes a village green and pond, a pub, and village stores. Hanley Swan won the 2009 Calor Herefordshire and Worcestershire Village of the Year competition, a heat of the national Village of the year competition. Hanley Swan was an inspiration for the setting in the novel Black Swan Green by David Mitchell.[1]
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hanley Swan.
- Benefice of Hanley Castle with Hanley Swan and Welland Official web page of the Diocese of Worcester.
- The Hanley Swan & Hanley Castle web site
References
- ^ "David Mitchell, The Art of Fiction No. 204", The Paris Review