the Church of England parish church of St Leonard date from the early part of the 12th century and include the chancel arch. The south arcade dates from the early or middle part of the 13th century and the north arcade from about 1300. The west tower is a Perpendicular Gothic addition from about 1400 and the north aisle was also rebuilt in the Perpendicular style. The Sheldon Chapel on the north side was added for the recusant Ralph Sheldon in about 1580. Its stone altar is said to be a gift from Pope Gregory XIII. The church was restored in 1885 and the Sheldon Chapel in 1891. The tower has a ring of eight bells. The oldest is the tenor bell, cast in 1601 by Hugh Watts of Leicester. The seventh bell was cast in 1611 by one of Leicester's Newcombe family of bellfounders. The fourth bell was cast in 1622 by Henry III Oldfield of Nottingham. Richard Sanders of Bromsgrove cast the third bell in 1708 and the fifth in 1709. John Rudhall of Gloucester cast the seventh bell in 1789, which completed a ring of six. In 1999 this was increased to eight by adding a treble and a second bell cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Amenities Beoley has a primary school and a village hall. Its two pubs are the Cross and Bowling Green at Branson's Cross and the Village Inn at Holt End. Notable people In birth order: Edward Sheldon (1599–1687), translator of Catholic religious works from French Ralph Sheldon (1623–1694), Royalist and antiquary, nephew of Edward Mary Whateley (1738–1835), poet and playwright writing as Harriett Airy and Mary Darwall (her married name) Sarah Cooper (1848–1932), (née Gill), originator of Frank Cooper's Oxford marmalade Sarah Bishop (living), previously Sarah Falkland, current journalist and relief news presenter for BBC Midlands Today References External links Beoley Conservation Area Draft Character Appraisal and Management Plan (Bromsgrove District Council, 2014) Sources Civil parishes in Worcestershire Villages in Worcestershire