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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackenhurst like this:
BLACKENHURST, a hundred in Worcester; cut into two divisions, lower and upper. The lower division contains Abbots-Morton parish, two other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 6,889. The upper division contains Badsey parish and six other parishes. Acres, 9,673. Pop. of both, 3,643. Houses, 767.
Blackenhurst is now part of WYCHAVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how WYCHAVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackenhurst itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackenhurst, in Wychavon and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20801
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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