Beoley, Worcestershire

Description
Beoley, a parish in Worcestershire, on the verge of the county, 2 1/2 miles NE of Redditch, which is the post town. Acreage, 4718; population, 643. An ancient castle, of which very slight traces remain, belonged successively to the noble families of Mortimer, Sheldon, Beauchamp, and Holland. Beoley Hall is the chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £65 with residence. The church is ancient, but fully restored, and has an embattled tower with pinnacles; the Sheldon chapel, restored in 1891, contains a stone altar presented by a pope to Ralph Sheldon, a fine east window, and many ancient monuments to the Sheldon family. There is a Wesleyan chapel.