Claines
Village and suburb of Worcester in Worcestershire, England
title: "Claines" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-worcestershire", "areas-of-worcester,-england", "former-civil-parishes-in-worcestershire"] description: "Village and suburb of Worcester in Worcestershire, England" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claines" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village and suburb of Worcester in Worcestershire, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| coordinates | |
| map_type | Worcestershire |
| official_name | Claines |
| static_image | St Johns the Baptist Church, Claines - geograph.org.uk - 5780601.jpg |
| static_image_caption | St Johns the Baptist Church, Claines |
| population | 8,219 |
| population_ref | 2021 Census |
| shire_district | Worcester |
| shire_county | Worcestershire |
| region | West Midlands |
| constituency_westminster | Worcester |
| post_town | Worcester |
| postcode_district | WR3 |
| postcode_area | WR |
| dial_code | 01905 |
| london_distance_mi | 133 |
| london_direction | SE |
| :: |
| country = England | coordinates = | map_type = Worcestershire | official_name = Claines | static_image = St Johns the Baptist Church, Claines - geograph.org.uk - 5780601.jpg | static_image_caption = St Johns the Baptist Church, Claines | population = 8,219 | population_ref = 2021 Census | shire_district = Worcester | shire_county = Worcestershire | region = West Midlands | constituency_westminster = Worcester | civil_parish = | post_town = Worcester | postcode_district = WR3 | postcode_area = WR | dial_code = 01905 | os_grid_reference = | london_distance_mi = 133 | london_direction= SE Claines is a village to the north of Worcester, in the Worcester district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is located on the east bank of the River Severn. Claines is situated in the heart of Worcestershire on the A449 between Worcester and Kidderminster. It has a church which dates from the 10th Century. In 1881 the parish had a population of 10,212. On 30 September 1885 the parish was abolished and split to form North Claines and South Claines. It is now part of the unparished area of Worcester.
The Worcester suburb of Cornmeadow Green, which is adjacent to Claines is generally referred to as Claines, a result of when the area was once historically part of Claines Parish before Worcester expanded and various administrative boundary changes many years ago.
The name Claines derives from the Old English clǣgnæss meaning 'clay ness' (i.e promontory).
Claines is known for The Mug House, one of only two pubs in a churchyard in England.
Pineau De Re, the 2014 Grand National winner, was trained at Claines and is also stabled there. The Claines village name signs were replaced by Worcestershire County Council in 2014 to recognize the win and connection to the village.
Notable people
- Richard Moon (1814–1899) Chairman of the London and North Western Railway from June 1861 until he retired on 22 February 1891. He lived in Bevere, a small hamlet on the banks of the River Severn, in Claines parish from 1849 to 1863. At the vestry meeting on 24 April 1851 he was elected as Vicar's Churchwarden.
- Cricketer Edward Rowlands (1826–1860) was born here.
References
References
- "Claines (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- "Population statistics Claines Ch/AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
- "Droitwich Registration District". UKBMD.
- "Claines". The Institute for Name-Studies.
- Braine, Peter ''The Railway Moon'' pmb publishing, Taunton 2010 p32-36
- Braine, Peter ''The Railway Moon'' pmb publishing, Taunton 2010 p36
- "Edward Rowlands". ESPN Cricinfo.
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