Besford
Besford is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 258. The village is near Pershore, off the road from Upton-upon-Severn. A historic house, Besford Court (a grade II* listed building), is located in the village. Besford Court was once used as a school known as Besford Court Hospital.
The name Besford derives from the Old English Bettisford meaning 'Betti's ford'.
The village is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a member of the Seabright family, who appears in a nightshirt.
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