Claines
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 St John the Baptist Church |
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  Claines |
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| OS grid reference | SO855585 |
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| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORCESTER |
| Postcode district | WR |
| Dialling code | 01905 |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Coordinates: 52°13′28″N 2°12′49″W / 52.22451°N 2.21369°W
Claines is a small village just to the north of Worcester, England, on the east bank of the River Severn. Claines is situated in the heart of Worcestershire on the A449 between Worcester and Kidderminster. It has a church which dates from the 10th Century.
Claines is known for The Mug House, one of only two pubs in a churchyard in England.
Notable People
- Richard Moon (1814–1899) Chairman of the London and North Western Railway from June 1861 until he retired on 22 February 1891. He lived in Beverie, a small hamlet on the banks of the River Severn, in Claines parish from 1849 to 1863.[1] At the vestry meeting on 24th April 1851 he was elected as Vicar's Churchwarden.[2]
- Cricketer Edward Rowlands (1826-1860) was born here.[3]
References
- ↑ Braine, Peter The Railway Moon pmb publishing, Taunton 2010 p32-36
- ↑ Braine, Peter The Railway Moon pmb publishing, Taunton 2010 p36
- ↑ "Edward Rowlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Claines. |
- Victoria County History: Claines Parish
- Claines war memorial
- Friends of Claines Church
- The Mug House
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