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ECKINGTON, a parish and a sub-district in Pershore district, Worcester. The parish lies on the river Avon, and on the Bristol and Birmingham railway, 3½ miles SW by S of Pershore. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Pershore. Acres, 2, 260. Real property, £5, 678. Pop., 748. Houses, 168. The property is divided among a few. Limestone is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £210.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church has an embattled tower; contains monuments of the Hanfords; and is good. There are a Baptist chapel, and charities £57. -The sub-district contains six parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 16, 897. Pop., 4, 228. Houses, 912.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Eckington Parish Eckington Registration Sub-District Pershore Poor Law Union/Registration District Worcestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Eckington |
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