Wychavon District Worcestershire England United Kingdom
52.089082,-2.123303

Defford

Defford is a small village in the county of Worcestershire, England, located between the towns of Pershore and Upton-upon-Severn. It was once part of the Royal forest of Horewell. The woodlands were mostly removed around the time of the Civil War. Defford also has a primary school, Defford cum Besford First School, and three pubs. Defford is home to one of the radio telescopes that make up the Jodrell Bank MERLIN (Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network) radio telescope array linking six observing stations that together form a powerful telescope with an effective aperture of over 217 kilometres.

Distance between:

London to Defford 95 Miles / 152 Kms
Liverpool to Defford 98 Miles / 158 Kms

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Population 2017: 546 inhabitants