Historic churches · West Midlands
Pershore Abbey
Pershore Abbey — church in Pershore, Worcestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pershore · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Pershore Abbey is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 601. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Pershore, Worcestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.1106°, -2.0778°.
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Heritage listing
Pershore Abbey, at Pershore in Worcestershire, was a Benedictine abbey with Anglo-Saxon origins until the reformation. It is now an Anglican parish church, the Church of the Holy Cross.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pershore Abbey, at Pershore in Worcestershire, was a Benedictine abbey with Anglo-Saxon origins until the reformation. It is now an Anglican parish church, the Church of the Holy Cross.
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Background
History
The foundation of the minster at Pershore is alluded to in a spurious charter of King Æthelred of Mercia (r. 675–704). It purports to be the charter by which Æthelred granted 300 hides (about 36000 acres) at Gloucester to King Osric of the Hwicce, and another 300 at Pershore to Osric's brother, Oswald. It is preserved only as a copy in a 14th-century register of Gloucester, where it is followed by two charters listing the endowments made to the abbey until the reign of King Burgred (852-874). The 300 hides mentioned here are unlikely to be a contemporary detail, as they were intended to represent the triple hundred which later made up the area of Worcestershire. Oswald's foundation of a…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1106, -2.0778
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wychavon
- Parish
- Pershore
- Postcode
- WR10 1BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Established
- 601
- Nearest railway station
- Pershore — 2.3 km
- Official site
- www.pershoreabbey.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7170186 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pershore Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pershore Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 1057540.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pershore Abbey?
- Pershore Abbey is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR10 1BL), in the parish of Pershore.
- When was Pershore Abbey built?
- Dates from the Anglo-Saxon period.
- Is Pershore Abbey a listed building?
- Pershore Abbey is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Pershore Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Pershore Abbey is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Pershore Abbey free to visit?
- Yes, Pershore Abbey is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pershore Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Pershore, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR10 1BL.