Cleeve Prior

Cleeve Prior is a village in the Vale of Evesham Worcestershire, England. It is situated on the cliff (Cleeve) on the Worcestershire/Warwickshire border above the river Avon. There are many picturesque houses made from the local lias stone, including the Kings Arms public house and the 150 year old school. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew, and has 6 bells which are rung for the parish service each Sunday. The name cleeve comes from the Saxon word for cliff and the prior was a medieval monastery which was destroyed during the Reformation.

Settlements in the Wychavon district
Towns
  • Broadway
  • Droitwich Spa
  • Evesham
  • Pershore
Villages
  • Ab Lench
  • Abberton
  • Abbots Morton
  • Aldington
  • Aston Somerville
  • Ashton under Hill
  • Atch Lench
  • Badsey
  • Beckford
  • Bengeworth
  • Besford Bridge
  • Besford
  • Bickmarsh
  • Birlingham
  • Bishampton
  • Blackminster
  • Bradley Green
  • Bredon
  • Bretforton
  • Bricklehampton
  • Broughton Hackett
  • Charlton
  • Cleeve Prior
  • Conderton
  • Crossway Green
  • Defford
  • Dodderhill
  • Drakes Broughton
  • Dunhampstead
  • Dunhampton
  • Eckington
  • Elmbridge
  • Elmley Castle
  • Fernhill Heath
  • Fladbury
  • Flyford Flavell
  • Grafton Flyford
  • Grafton
  • Great Comberton
  • Hadzor
  • Hampton
  • Hanbury
  • Hartlebury
  • Harvington
  • Hatfield
  • Hawbridge
  • Hawford
  • Himbleton
  • Hinton-on-the-Green
  • Holberrow Green
  • Honeybourne
  • Huddington
  • Kemerton
  • Kersoe
  • Kington
  • Little Comberton
  • Littleworth
  • Martin Hussingtree
  • Mere Green
  • Murcot
  • Netherton
  • North and Middle Littleton
  • North Piddle
  • Norton
  • Oddingley
  • Offenham
  • Ombersley
  • Overbury
  • Pebworth
  • Pensham
  • Peopleton
  • Pinvin
  • Pirton
  • Sedgeberrow
  • South Littleton
  • Strensham
  • Throckmorton
  • Tibberton
  • Upton Snodsbury
  • Upton Warren
  • Wadborough
  • White Ladies Aston
  • Whittington
  • Wick
  • Wickhamford
  • Wychbold
  • Wyre Piddle
Civil Parishes
  • List of civil parishes in the Wychavon district


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