Warndon

The name "Warndon" refers to an Old English personal name Waerma linked to dun, a hill. Berkeley Way, the main road bordering Warndon, is named after the Berkeley family. The parish church of St Nicholas dates from the 12th century and is notable for its black and white timber construction. It is a Grade I listed building. Henry Holbeche, Dean of Worcester, dedicated the church to St Nicholas in 1542. ==Warndon Villages==

Warndon Villages is a housing development based on "village" themes on the eastern side of Worcester, situated between Warndon and the M5 motorway. There are four distinct "villages" in the development, the Harleys, the Lyppards, the Berkeleys, and the Meadows, each with their subdivisions. The first village opened in 1996. Warndon Villages is home to Lyppard Grange Primary School, four nurseries, a Tesco supermarket, community centre and a range of other facilities. == Civil parish ==

A request to change the name of the civil parish from "Warndon Parish" to "Warndon Villages", under Section 75 of the Local Government Act, 1972, was made by the parish council on 17 January 2025 and approved by Worcester City Council on 18 February 2025. Warndon Villages which included the villages of Trotshill and Warndon was part of Droitwich Rural District until 1974 when it was annexed to Worcester under the Local Government Act 1972. Open spaces Warndon Wood is an ancient woodland that may have been part of Feckenham Forest. It forms part of Warndon Woods Local Nature Reserve managed by Worcester City Council. A nature trail through a younger woodland named New Plantation links Warndon Wood to Tolladine Wood, another ancient woodland. The boundaries of the two ancient woods are marked by hedgerows which date back to the 13th and 14th-centuries. == References ==