Beckford is a small village on the main Cheltenham to Evesham Road, five miles north-east of Tewkesbury, on the Worcestershire—Gloucestershire border.

An intensive poultry unit and market garden lies to the east of the village.

A planning application was made in early 2016 to redevelop this as a retirement settlement with social care facilities.

The loop officially closed between Ashchurch and Redditch in June 1963, but trains were replaced by a bus service for the final eight months, since poor condition of the track had brought about withdrawal of all trains between Evesham and Redditch in October 1962.

The village is still linked to Evesham by Diamond Bus service 540 which also serves Tewkesbury.