Bell End
Bell End is a village in the English county of Worcestershire. It is situated approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-east of Hagley on the A491, north of Bromsgrove and close to Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Halesowen. It lies in the local government district of Bromsgrove.
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 The A491 passing through the village, the Bell End Service Station is on the left. | |
  Bell End Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO938773 |
| • London | 105 miles (169 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOURBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | DY9 |
| Dialling code | 01527 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
The village lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Belbroughton.
On the western side of the village is Bell Hall, a Victorian Gothic mansion on the site of the original manor house. It was built in 1847 for Charles Noel, later a High Sheriff of Worcestershire, by the architect Edward Smith of Oldswinford.[1] In 2010 the property was offered for sale at £3.5m.[2]
The village shares its name with the British slang for the glans penis.[3][4][5]
References
- Pevsner, N. (1968), The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, page
- "Bell Hall mansion on sale for £3.5m « Express & Star".
- "The UK's rudest places: From Bell End to Wetwang – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk".
- agencies, Camilla Turner, and. "Jeremy Clarkson in new row over 'bellend' number plate in Falklands Porsche".
- "bellend – definition of bellend in English – Oxford Dictionaries".
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