Synehurst
Synehurst is so-called because of the old field name. The land was known as Seaneys Ground at the beginning of the 19th century but, by the beginning of the 20th century, it was known as Corner Ground or Sinehurst. The land used to belong to Aldington but it became part of Badsey in 1921.
A new road was built across Seaneys Ground in about 1815, at the behest of the Badsey Enclosure Commissioners, and this became the new main road out of the village to Evesham. It ran north from the Manor House to link with the main road from Evesham. The old main road to Evesham, along the present-day Old Post Office Lane, was stopped, thus shortening the journey by 420 yards. Two cottages situated between the present-day Manor House and Oakleigh House had to be demolished to accommodate the new road. It was not until over a hundred years later that housing development started along Synehurst.
Badsey demanded its share of the Council Houses to be built under the provisions of the Housing and Town Planning Act of 1909. In 1918, Charles Binyon was asked to press for 24 “cottages” to be constructed at Badsey. Plans progressed to build 24 semi-detached houses as a joint Badsey and Aldington scheme. By July 1920, the first eight of the houses were occupied. There were 67 applications for the 24 council houses, so it was clear that more houses were required. In a second phase of development in 1927, another 14 houses were built on the east side of the road.