Bell End is a village in the English county of Worcestershire. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Hagley on the A491, north of Bromsgrove and close to Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Halesowen. It lies in the local government District of Bromsgrove.
Bell End | |
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The A491 passing through the village, the Bell End Service Station is on the left. | |
Location within Worcestershire | |
OS grid reference | SO938773 |
• London | 105 miles (169 km) |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOURBRIDGE |
Postcode district | DY9 |
Dialling code | 01527 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
The village lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Belbroughton.
On the western side of the village is Bell Hall, a Victorian Gothic mansion on the site of the original manor house. It was built in 1847 for Charles Noel, later a High Sheriff of Worcestershire, by the architect Edward Smith of Oldswinford.[1] In 2010 the property was offered for sale at £3.5 million.[2]
The village shares its name with the British slang for the glans penis.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1968), The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, page
- ^ "Bell Hall mansion on sale for £3.5m « Express & Star".
- ^ "The UK's rudest places: From Bell End to Wetwang – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk".
- ^ agencies, Camilla Turner, and. "Jeremy Clarkson in new row over 'bellend' number plate in Falklands Porsche".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "bellend – definition of bellend in English – Oxford Dictionaries". Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.