Hanley Swan
| Hanley Swan | |
 Village green with pond and Swan Inn |
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  Hanley Swan |
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| OS grid reference | SO813428 |
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| – London | 97 mi (156 km) SE |
| Civil parish | Hanley Castle |
| 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 |
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Coordinates: 52°05′01″N 2°16′27″W / 52.08351°N 2.27417°W
Hanley Swan is a small village in the English county of Worcestershire. It lies in the Malvern Hills district, between the towns of Malvern 2 miles away, and Upton-upon-Severn. Together with the neaby village of Hanley Castle, its population is about 1500. The very traditional English village centre includes a village green and pond, a pub, and village stores. Hanley Swan won the 2009 Calor Herefordshire and Worcestershire Village of the Year competition, a heat of the national Village of the year competition. Hanley Swan was an inspiration for the setting in the novel Black Swan Green by David Mitchell.[1]
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- Benefice of Hanley Castle with Hanley Swan and Welland Official web page of the Diocese of Worcester.
- The Hanley Swan & Hanley Castle web site
References
- ↑ "David Mitchell, The Art of Fiction No. 204", The Paris Review
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