Evesham
Sign in to saveEvesham () is a market town and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesham, an area comprising the flood plain of the River Avon, which has been renowned for market gardening.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Evesham
- UK place.population
- 27,684
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Wychavon
- UK place.shire_county
- Worcestershire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.static_image_name
- Building in Evesham (5119).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- An historic building in Evesham
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Droitwich and Evesham
- UK place.post_town
- EVESHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- WR11
- UK place.postcode_area
- WR
- UK place.dial_code
- 01386
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP0343
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Abbey
- Battle
- Town
- Governance
- Geography
- Climate chart
- Demography
- Economy
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses
- Roads
- Water
- Education
- Places of worship
- Culture, media and sport
- Culture
- Paintings
- Media
- Sport
- Amenities
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Evesham () is a market town and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesham, an area comprising the flood plain of the River Avon, which has been renowned for market gardening.
The town was founded around an 8th-century abbey, one of the largest in Europe, which was destroyed during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century, with only Abbot Lichfield's Bell Tower remaining. During the 13th century, one of the two main battles of the Second Barons' War took place near Evesham, marking the victory of Prince Edward, who later became Edward I of England; this was the Battle of Evesham.