Bushley


Bushley is a small village and civil parish in the Malvern [Hills (district)|Malvern Hills district] in Worcestershire, England. The church is dedicated to Saint Peter. At the 2021 census, the population was 372.
Bredon School is located to the north of the village.

History

The name Bushley derives from the Old English byscelēah meaning 'wood/clearing by a copse of bushes'.
William [Dowdeswell (Chancellor)|William Dowdeswell], the Worcestershire (UK [Parliament constituency)|Worcestershire MP] from 1761 until his death, was brought up at Pull Court in Bushley. Racing driver Richard Seaman, also lived at Pull Court.