Bayton
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| Bayton | |
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  Bayton Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 535 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SO694732 |
| • London | 116 miles (187 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIDDERMINSTER |
| Postcode district | DY14 |
| Dialling code | 01299 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bayton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 535.[1] The village is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Bewdley.[2] The Village Hall was built and decorated following years of hard work and fund raising by dedicated local villagers. There is a church dedicated to St Bartholomew and within the Wyre Forest West group of parishes.[3]
Bayton was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred.[4]
The name Bayton derives from the Old English Beagetūn or Baegatūn, meaning 'Beage/Baega's settlement'.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bayton". City population. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ↑ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 53. ISBN 9780340254875.
- ↑ Bayton Church - Wyre Forest West
- ↑ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire. Proud birthplace of The Horn
- ↑ "Bayton". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
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