In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elmley Castle like this:
ELMLEY-CASTLE, a village and a parish in Pershore district, Worcester. The village stands near the boundary with Gloucester, under Bredon hill, 4 miles E of Eckington r. station, and 4½ SW by W of Evesham; has a post office, of the name of Elmley, under Pershore; and was once a market-town. ...
The parish comprises 2, 057 acres. Real property, £2, 922. Pop., 373. Houses, 75. The property is divided among a few. Elmsley Park is the seat of the Davieses. A castle stood within the parish on Bredon hill, and belonged to the D'Abitots, the Beauchamps, the Savages, and others. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £112.* Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church contains some old monuments, and is good. Charities, £5.
Elmley Castle through time
Elmley Castle is now part of Wychavon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wychavon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elmley Castle itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elmley Castle, in Wychavon and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9872
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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