Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BADSEY

BADSEY, a village and a parish in Evesham district, Worcester. The village stands on a tributary of the river Avon, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 2 miles ESE of Evesham. The parish includes also the hamlet of Aldington. Post Town, Evesham. Acres, 1,770. Real property, £4,268. Pop., 546. Houses, 119. There are mineral springs, and a silk mill. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £150.* Patron, Christchurch, Oxford. The church is ancient. There are a national school, and charities £18.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Badsey AP/CP/Ch       Evesham RegD/PLU       Worcestershire AncC
Place: Badsey

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