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Tenbury in Worcester County England History and GeographyTENBURY, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of DODDINGTREE, county of WORCESTER, comprising the market town of Tenbury, and the hamlets of Berrington, Sutton, and Tenbury-Foreign, and containing 1668 inhabitants, of which number, 1008 are in the town of Tenbury, 22 miles (N.W. by W.) from Worcester, and 134 (N.W. by W.) from London. The town is situated on the southern bank of the river Teme, from which it derives its name, having been originally called Temebury. It consists chiefly of three streets, leading respectively to Worcester, Bromsgrove, and Cleobury-Mortimer, partially paved, and the houses in general but indifferently built. The surrounding country is rich, and very productive of hops and apples, and great quantities of cider and perry are made, forming a principal source of trade: there is also a considerable malting trade, and a tannery. A canal, commenced in 1794, originally intended to extend from Leominster to Stourport, but not completed the whole distance, passes within half a mile of the town. The river Teme, which here separates Worcestershire from Shropshire, is crossed, at the northern entrance into the town, by a bridge of six arches. The market, granted by Henry III. in 1249, is on Tuesday; the building for the corn market is an ancient structure, but the butter-cross is more recent. Fairs are on April 22nd, May 1st, July 18th, and September 26th. Petty sessions are held once in two months, and a court leet and court baron by the lord of the manor. The living is a vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of Rochford annexed, in the archdeaconry of Salop, and diocese of Hereford, rated in the king's books at £21, and in the patronage of the Rev. George Hall. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was rebuilt in 1777, the old building having been swept away by a flood, in November 1770: it is a spacious and neat edifice, having formerly had a chantry attached to it, which was valued, at the period of the suppression, at £5. 0. 6. per annum. There is a place of worship for Particular Baptists. The National school was founded in 1816, and is supported by voluntary contributions. The principal charity arises from some houses and lands given by Mr. Philip Baylis, which having been let by the feoffees in 1767, on lease for ninety-nine years, at a rental of £7. 10. per annum, little benefit is derived from them. Races are held, annually in July, on a good course about a mile south of the town. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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