Strensham

Civil Parish in Worcestershire Wychavon

England

Strensham

Strensham M5 Southbound Services
Strensham M5 Southbound Services Credit: Gerald England

Strensham is a civil parish located in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is situated about 10 miles southeast of the city of Worcester and lies on the eastern bank of the River Avon. The parish covers an area of approximately 4 square miles and is surrounded by picturesque countryside, offering residents and visitors a tranquil and rural setting.

The village of Strensham itself is small, with a population of around 500 people. It is known for its charming and traditional English village atmosphere, with a collection of quaint cottages and a historic parish church, St. John the Baptist. The church dates back to the 12th century and is a notable architectural feature of the area.

Despite its size, Strensham has good transport links, being located close to the M5 motorway. This provides easy access to nearby towns and cities such as Worcester, Cheltenham, and Gloucester. The village also benefits from a local bus service, connecting residents to surrounding areas.

Strensham is surrounded by beautiful countryside, making it an ideal location for outdoor enthusiasts. The River Avon offers opportunities for fishing and boating, while the nearby Worcestershire countryside provides plenty of walking and cycling routes. The parish also boasts various nature reserves, including the Strensham Common Local Nature Reserve, which is home to a diverse range of wildlife.

Overall, Strensham offers a peaceful and idyllic setting, with a strong sense of community and a range of amenities and activities to enjoy.

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Strensham Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.057259/-2.142697 or Grid Reference SO9039. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Strensham M5 Southbound Services
Strensham M5 Southbound Services
Lorries at Strensham Services
Lorries at Strensham Services
Strensham Court, Worcestershire This picture was taken in 1972 by my Dad.
The two figures are my little brother, Ian, and I. We are aged twelve and fifteen.
My little gang and I used to mess around at Strensham Court. In the kennels (I think they were Kennels) we found a load of old wooden propellers. 
We used to go all around the Court. We went down the cellars. I ran up the stairs and ran into one of the bedrooms and found that my feet had sank into the rotten floorboard up to my ankles, so I ran out best I could before I fell through the floor! We climbed on to the roof and sat on the apex of the pediment with my legs dangling over (bit scary that!).
I was fifteen at the time and some of my slightly older friends had mopeds. What we did was that we made a racing track for the mopeds in front of the Court in the long grass.
So we had little races. Someone let me ride their moped. It was great fun.
One of my friends, Jeremy Crowley, had a really old moped with bicycle brakes on the front. He was doing a bit of maintenance on the moped. He had taken off the brake block shoes and put them back on the wrong way round. Then he decided to go moped racing again. When he put the front brakes on, the brake blocks shot out of the shoes into the long grass. We looked for them but we could not find them (it was evening and getting dark). So Jeremy had to ride back to Cropthorne or Little Comberton, or wherever he lived, without any front brakes. He had to ride very gingerly, as we know, back brakes ain't that good!
Strensham Court, Worcestershire
This picture was taken in 1972 by my Dad. The two figures are my little brother, Ian, and I. We are aged twelve and fifteen. My little gang and I used to mess around at Strensham Court. In the kennels (I think they were Kennels) we found a load of old wooden propellers. We used to go all around the Court. We went down the cellars. I ran up the stairs and ran into one of the bedrooms and found that my feet had sank into the rotten floorboard up to my ankles, so I ran out best I could before I fell through the floor! We climbed on to the roof and sat on the apex of the pediment with my legs dangling over (bit scary that!). I was fifteen at the time and some of my slightly older friends had mopeds. What we did was that we made a racing track for the mopeds in front of the Court in the long grass. So we had little races. Someone let me ride their moped. It was great fun. One of my friends, Jeremy Crowley, had a really old moped with bicycle brakes on the front. He was doing a bit of maintenance on the moped. He had taken off the brake block shoes and put them back on the wrong way round. Then he decided to go moped racing again. When he put the front brakes on, the brake blocks shot out of the shoes into the long grass. We looked for them but we could not find them (it was evening and getting dark). So Jeremy had to ride back to Cropthorne or Little Comberton, or wherever he lived, without any front brakes. He had to ride very gingerly, as we know, back brakes ain't that good!
View to Bredon Hill View to Bredon Hill, with Parsons' Folly on its summit, from near Harbour Wood at Strensham.
View to Bredon Hill
View to Bredon Hill, with Parsons' Folly on its summit, from near Harbour Wood at Strensham.
The M5 motorway at Junction 8 The M5 motorway approaching Junction 8, its junction with the M50 motorway or 'Ross Spur' as it is known.  Beyond the junction the motorway descends and then crosses the River Avon and its floodplain.  The river is in flood at present.
The M5 motorway at Junction 8
The M5 motorway approaching Junction 8, its junction with the M50 motorway or 'Ross Spur' as it is known. Beyond the junction the motorway descends and then crosses the River Avon and its floodplain. The river is in flood at present.
The M5 motorway near Strensham Services The M5 motorway near the southbound Strensham Services, which are just around the slight bend in the motorway.
The M5 motorway near Strensham Services
The M5 motorway near the southbound Strensham Services, which are just around the slight bend in the motorway.
View to Bredon Hill View to Bredon Hill from Mill Lane in Strensham.
View to Bredon Hill
View to Bredon Hill from Mill Lane in Strensham.
Bredon Hill View of Bredon Hill across a field on Bredon Fields Farm at Strensham.  Floodwater from the River Avon is lying a fields in the middle distance.
Bredon Hill
View of Bredon Hill across a field on Bredon Fields Farm at Strensham. Floodwater from the River Avon is lying a fields in the middle distance.
Farmland track and footpath Farmland track and footpath approaching Mill Lane in Strensham.  This footpath is followed by Shakespeare's Avon Way, a long distance between the Avon's source at Nasby and the river's Confluence with the River Severn at Tewkesbury.
Farmland track and footpath
Farmland track and footpath approaching Mill Lane in Strensham. This footpath is followed by Shakespeare's Avon Way, a long distance between the Avon's source at Nasby and the river's Confluence with the River Severn at Tewkesbury.
Sencrop weather station The first time I have seen one of these an electronic weather station in an arable field.
Sencrop weather station
The first time I have seen one of these an electronic weather station in an arable field.
Sencrop weather station The first time I have seen one of these an electronic weather station in an arable field.
Sencrop weather station
The first time I have seen one of these an electronic weather station in an arable field.
Mill Lane Mill Lane is a no through road from the village of Strensham to the Severn Trent waterworks.
Mill Lane
Mill Lane is a no through road from the village of Strensham to the Severn Trent waterworks.
Showborough House, Twyning, Gloucestershire
Showborough House, Twyning, Gloucestershire
Strensham Services Southbound
Strensham Services Southbound
Farmland access This access track to farmland through a narrow woodland belt is a fairly recent addition.  This land used to be part of Strensham Estate.  The house was abandoned many years ago and eventually demolished in the 1970s <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7040789">SO9039 : Strensham Court, Worcestershire</a>.
Farmland access
This access track to farmland through a narrow woodland belt is a fairly recent addition. This land used to be part of Strensham Estate. The house was abandoned many years ago and eventually demolished in the 1970s SO9039 : Strensham Court, Worcestershire.
Upper Strensham village centre The centre of Upper Strensham, featuring its war memorial and bus shelter.
Upper Strensham village centre
The centre of Upper Strensham, featuring its war memorial and bus shelter.
Footpath near water works A footpath/track leading south, away from the nearby water works.
Footpath near water works
A footpath/track leading south, away from the nearby water works.
Sludge Treatment Works sign A sign for the Strensham Sludge Treatment Works, next to a sign for the footpath leading past it.
Sludge Treatment Works sign
A sign for the Strensham Sludge Treatment Works, next to a sign for the footpath leading past it.
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Strensham is located at Grid Ref: SO9039 (Lat: 52.057259, Lng: -2.142697)

Administrative County: Worcestershire

District: Wychavon

Police Authority: West Mercia

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 52.057259,-2.142697
Motorway Junction
Strensham Interchange
Exit To: M50 South Wales, Ross-on-Wye
Level: 3
Ref: 8
Lat/Long: 52.0550886/-2.1399788
Bus Stop
War Memorial
Bus: yes
Fixme: Not sure this shelter is actually a bus stop any more. No indication of bus timetables; lots of other community leaflets though.
Naptan AtcoCode: 2000G065500
Naptan Bearing: N
Naptan CommonName: War Memorial
Naptan Indicator: Adj
Naptan Landmark: War Memorial
Naptan NaptanCode: wocdtdtp
Naptan Street: Hill View Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 52.0530672/-2.1447584
Bus Stop
War Memorial
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 2000G500723
Naptan Bearing: SE
Naptan CommonName: War Memorial
Naptan Indicator: Opp
Naptan Landmark: War memorial
Naptan NaptanCode: wocgjgwp
Naptan Street: Twyning Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 52.0529868/-2.1443207
Strensham Services Coach Pick Up Point
Fixme: this can no longer be here, check for new location
Naptan AtcoCode: 2000G800001
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Strensham Services Coach Pick Up Point
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan Landmark: Strensham Services Coach Pick Up Point
Naptan NaptanCode: wocdtwmt
Naptan Street: Strensham Services Coach Pick Up Point
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 52.0579528/-2.1417696
Phone
Check Date: 2022-04-21
Emergency: phone
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 52.058006/-2.1437761
Phone
Emergency: phone
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 52.0582187/-2.1433507
Bench
Lat/Long: 52.0569333/-2.1453606
Historic: memorial
Memorial: war_memorial
Lat/Long: 52.0531756/-2.1446825
Old Phone: +44 1684 292161
Removed Amenity: telephone
Lat/Long: 52.0531096/-2.1447925
Post Box
Collection Plate: CP7
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 16:15; Sa 09:00
Historic Operator: Post Office
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: WR8 291
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Source: Walking Survey; Bing
Lat/Long: 52.0536016/-2.1444031
Entrance: yes
Foot: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0578825/-2.1412901
Barrier: lift_gate
Lat/Long: 52.0587779/-2.1425734
Fast Food
Fresh Food Cafe
Addr Place: Stensham M5 Services (Southbound)
Fhrs Id: 1007131
Operator: Hot Food Company
Wheelchair: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0579743/-2.1407837
Fast Food
Chosen Noodle
Addr Place: Stensham M5 Services (Southbound)
Fhrs Id: 1007129
Operator: Soho Coffee Company
Wheelchair: yes
Lat/Long: 52.058004/-2.1408263
Cafe
Costa
Addr Place: Stensham M5 Services (Southbound)
Addr Postcode: WR8 0BZ
Addr State: Worcestershire
Brand: Costa
Brand Wikidata: Q608845
Cuisine: coffee_shop
Fhrs Id: 1007130
Note: Another Costa is mapped here as https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1127834061. Both exist though, see https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/3471762
Operator: Costa Coffee
Takeaway: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0578987/-2.1410312
Kiosk: yes
Operator: FoneBitz
Shop: mobile_phone
Lat/Long: 52.0581819/-2.1408264
Fast Food
McDonald's
Addr Place: Stensham M5 Services (Southbound)
Brand: McDonald's
Brand Wikidata: Q38076
Brand Wikipedia: en:McDonald's
Contact Website: https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/location/worcester/strensham-southbound-msa/m5-southbound/8261354.html
Cuisine: burger
Drive Through: no
Fhrs Id: 1007132
Operator: McDonald's
Takeaway: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0579135/-2.1407327
Atm
Cash In: no
Check Date: 2023-06-30
Fee Charging: yes
Indoor: yes
Operator: CashZone
Portable: yes
Lat/Long: 52.05813/-2.1406728
WHSmith
Brand: WHSmith
Brand Wikidata: Q1548712
Operator: WH Smith
Shop: newsagent
Wheelchair: yes
Lat/Long: 52.058123/-2.1409272
Check Date: 2023-06-30
Leisure: adult_gaming_centre
Operator: GameOn
Lat/Long: 52.0580754/-2.1407388
Check Date: 2023-06-30
Operator: Cotton Traders
Shop: clothes
Lat/Long: 52.0581524/-2.1408719
Atm
Cash In: no
Check Date: 2023-06-30
Fee Charging: yes
Indoor: yes
Operator: CashZone
Portable: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0581846/-2.1407436
Cafe
Costa
Brand: Costa
Brand Wikidata: Q608845
Brand Wikipedia: en:Costa Coffee
Cuisine: coffee_shop
Note: Another Costa is mapped here as https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1127833932. Both exist though, see https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/3471762
Operator: Costa Coffee
Takeaway: yes
Wheelchair: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0580868/-2.1410207
Shelter
Fixme: Just a shelter; no evidence that buses stop there. Done separately from putative NapTAn node next to it.
Lat/Long: 52.0530904/-2.1447736
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0540582/-2.1406239
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0541687/-2.140364
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.055458/-2.1371986
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0558514/-2.1362348
Toilets
Changing Table: yes
Check Date: 2024-03-28
Fee: no
Female: yes
Male: yes
Opening Hours: 24/7
Toilets Handwashing: yes
Wheelchair: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0581574/-2.1407676
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.054949/-2.1384742
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0561256/-2.1422294
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.055517/-2.1418606
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.055136/-2.1418076
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0544458/-2.1417426
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0556688/-2.1418646
Chlorination Plant
Power: pole
Transformer: distribution
Lat/Long: 52.0557141/-2.1446675
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0556894/-2.1438856
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0556696/-2.1427618
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0532896/-2.1407904
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0536376/-2.1416587
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0532847/-2.1433398
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0534183/-2.142735
Strensham Farm
Location: indoor
Power: transformer
Transformer: distribution
Voltage Primary: 11000
Lat/Long: 52.0534034/-2.1458302
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0584879/-2.1378195
Power: transformer
Transformer: distribution
Voltage Primary: 11000
Lat/Long: 52.0579472/-2.1402546
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.057967/-2.1399549
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0582242/-2.1389169
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0583912/-2.1382476
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.0587825/-2.1364814
Defibrillator
Defibrillator Location: outside Strensham Village Hall - to left of entrance
Emergency: defibrillator
Indoor: no
Lat/Long: 52.0533675/-2.1443051
Fast Food
LEON
Brand: LEON
Brand Wikidata: Q6524851
Cuisine: burger;sandwich
Takeaway: yes
Lat/Long: 52.0579481/-2.140749
Spar
Brand: Spar
Brand Wikidata: Q610492
Shop: supermarket
Lat/Long: 52.0579448/-2.1412245
Fast Food
Cornish Bakery
Lat/Long: 52.0579233/-2.1414951
Leisure: amusement_arcade
Lat/Long: 52.0580435/-2.1411254
Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00
Ref: WR8 344D
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Lat/Long: 52.0576658/-2.1411414
Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.0576517/-2.1411446
Charging Station
Capacity: 4
Operator: GridServe
Lat/Long: 52.0573208/-2.1408391
The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.

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