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Besford Court was the last great, gothic English country house. It is a Grade II*-listed building, located in the village of Besford.

Besford House, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, was built originally as a private residence in 1893. In 1911 it was set up a boys’ home, as a way of getting children out of the workhouses. It has now been restored as a family home.

The church of St Peter in Besford is a wonderful example of English church architecture and one of only a few timber frame churches in England.

Besford Water Tower was built in the early 20th century to supply water to nearby Besford Court.

Besford railway station served the village of Besford, Worcestershire, from 1841 to 1846 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.

Besford is a village in Worcestershire, England.

Besford is a village in Shropshire, England.

The Open Domesday project has made available the first free online copy of Domesday Book, revealing data about Besford which were originally collected during the 1990s to create the Domesday Explorer CD-ROM.

There are 11 streets in the UK with the name Besford.

YouTuber RWvideoproductions has uploaded videos of a number of reunions of former pupils of Besford Court School and Croome Court School.