Alfrick

infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude= 52.17
longitude=-02.38
official_name =Alfrick
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shire_district= Malvern Hills
shire_county= Worcestershire
region= West Midlands
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os_grid_reference= SO7453

Alfrick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England, about seven miles west of Worcester.

History & Amenities

The 2001 census counted 511 people. Once an agricultural farming village, Alfrick is now mainly a dormitory village for nearby Worcester and Malvern.

Alfrick is probably currently best known for the annual Alfrick and Lulsley Village Show which attracts visitors from across the West Midlands.

There is one Post Office and village shop in the village serving the community. There is also a Village hall and a recreational field. The war memorial stands on the village green [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/55814] and sadly contains a long list of names (some 95 in total, many obviously sharing the same surnames. Their sacrifice is remembered, and that of their families).

The village church is dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/591128] . It has original sandstone window casings, Dutch stained glass and exposed internal roof beams. On the exterior of its tower is a sundial [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/594222] .

External links

* [http://www.users.waitrose.com/~alfricknlulsley/ Parish council web site] (accessed June 2006)
* [http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/wo/alfri/index.htm St Mary Magdalene] (The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain and Ireland)