Bayton
| Bayton | |
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Bayton Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 535 |
| OS grid reference | SO694732 |
| • London | 116 miles (187 km) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIDDERMINSTER |
| Postcode district | DY14 |
| Dialling code | 01299 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bayton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 535. The village is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Bewdley. The Village Hall was built and decorated following years of hard work by dedicated local villagers. There is a church dedicated to St Bartholomew and within the Wyre Forest West group of parishes.
Bayton was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred.
The name Bayton derives from the Old English Beagetūn or Baegatūn, meaning 'Beage/Baega's settlement'.