In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Strensham like this:
STRENSHAM, a parish, with a village, in Pershore district, Worcester; on the river Avon, ¾ of a mile W by S of Eckington r. station, and 4½ S W of Pershore. It has a post-office under Tewkesbury. Acres, 1,800. Real property, £3,895. Pop., 279. Houses, 61. S. Court is the seat ofTownend, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £240.* Patron, J. A. Taylor, Esq. The church is good. There are a school and alms houses with £54 a year from endowment, and other charities £11. Butler, the author of "Hudi-bras,'' was a native.
Strensham through time
Strensham is now part of Wychavon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wychavon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Strensham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Strensham, in Wychavon and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10100
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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