Severn Stoke

Severn Stoke
Church and old houses
Severn Stoke
Severn Stoke shown within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SO857441
Civil parish	Severn Stoke
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORCESTER
Postcode district	WR8
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	West Worcestershire
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°05′42″N 2°12′36″W / 52.095069°N 2.209898°W / 52.095069; -2.209898Coordinates: 52°05′42″N 2°12′36″W / 52.095069°N 2.209898°W / 52.095069; -2.209898

Severn Stoke is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the south of the county of Worcestershire, England, lying beside the A38 road. It was home to "Francis the Counting Duck", made famous on Esther Rantzen's That's Life! TV program. In 1996 a hoard of 18 silver Saxon pennies were found near Severn Stoke.

Severn Stoke was within the bounds of the Royal forest of Horewell during the medieval period. The woodlands were mostly removed around the time of the Civil War.

The village of Severn Stoke was never connected to the railway, but a highly detailed 00 gauge model exists which is based on what the station may have looked like if there once was.

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