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Suckley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Suckley Knowl (at ), Suckley Green at and Longley Green at . Covering , Suckley is geographically one of the largest parishes in Worcestershire, but one of the least populated with only around 250 residences. Seven farms utilise the greater part of the available land, producing apples, beef, cereals, hops, milk, oil seed rape, pears and potatoes. The eastern side of the Parish is part of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Within Suckley there are several dozen micro-businesses operating from private homes, ranging from beauty therapy to furniture restoration, from computer maintenance to interior design, from motor mechanics to plumbing. Most of the population in employment commute to Malvern, Worcester, Hereford, Cheltenham or the West Midlands.〔(County council )〕〔(Village website )〕 The parish's population increased from 549 to 599 between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, the increase being entirely attributable to older age groups. The population of school age reduced sharply over the decade. 2011 census data shows a population with above average levels of educational attainment, lower than average unemployment and levels of poverty.〔(2011 census data )〕 Car ownership is at a very high level (535 cars or vans for a population of 506 aged 17 or over), with only 5 households of 262 not having access to a car.〔( 2011 census - vehicle data )〕 A summary parish profile has been created by Malvern Hills District Council.〔() Parish Profile〕 ==History and amenities== The parish church is dedicated to John the Baptist.〔(Rootsweb )〕 Suckley railway station was opened in 1897 on the Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway. The station lay outside the parish in the parish of Knightwick, as did the nearby stations of Knightwick and Yearsett, both of which dated from the opening of the line from Worcester to a temporary terminus at Yearsett in 1877 (closed 1888 when the line was opened throughout to Bromyard). Suckley station closed with the Worcester-Bromyard line on September 5, 1964.〔The Bromyard Branch (1998): ISBN 0 9534775 0 9〕 The replacement bus service ran until 2012 when the Suckley-Bromyard section was cancelled due to lack of ridership. Bus services continue to operate between Suckley and Worcester. After a review of public transport by Worcestershire County Council in 2014, the frequency doubled to six buses per day, the most frequent service ever of public transport for the parish. In contrast the 2014 review ended the single, weekly bus service between Suckley and Malvern.〔(Worcester CC bus service guide )〕 The village has a village shop and post office serving the community,〔(Shop website )〕 plus two public houses, The Nelson Inn 〔(Nelson Inn Facebook page )〕 and The Cross Keys.〔(Trip Advisor review - The Cross Keys )〕 The village also has a thriving primary school for pupils between 4 and 11 years of age. Over 80 pupils were enrolled for the 2014/15 school year, with many travelling from adjacent parishes which lack schools.〔(School website )〕〔(Ofsted report )〕 It was renamed from Suckley Primary School to Suckley School after being granted Academy status in September 2011. Suckley was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred.〔''Worcestershire Family History Guidebook'', Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.〕 Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Suckley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.〔''Worcestershire Family History Guidebook'', Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.〕 Three websites document various aspects of parish life: * Suckley Parish Council 〔(Suckley Parish Council website )〕 * Suckley Post Office & Stores 〔(Suckley Post Office & Stores website )〕 * The Village of Suckley 〔(Suckley.net )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suckley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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