Shelsley Walsh

Shelsley Walsh

St Andrew's church Shelsley Walsh
Shelsley Walsh
Shelsley Walsh shown within Worcestershire
Civil parish
  • Shelsley Walsh
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands

Shelsley Walsh is a small village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, at the top of the western valley side of the River Teme.

Shelsley Walsh was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred.[1]

St Andrew's church is of 13th century origin.[2]

Its population at the time of the 2001 Census was just 31.

Shelsley Walsh is widely known among motorsport enthusiasts because of its association with the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb, which has been run since 1905.

Etymology

Shelsley Walsh means "clearing on a slope" from Old English scelf "shelf (of land)" and leāh "wood, clearing". The name was recorded as Scillislege in 948. The addition of Walsh to the name is from the surname Walsh, which means "of the Welsh", from Old English walas "Welsh, foreigners". A record of the name as Shilsleywalish, undated, proves this.

References

  1. ↑ Morgan 2011, p. 20.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus and Brooks, Alan Worcestershire 2007 Yale University Press, London p594 ISBN 9780300112986

See also

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