Eckington
Eckington is located in Worcestershire
Eckington
Eckington
Location within Worcestershire
Population1,202 
OS grid referenceSO9241
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPershore
Postcode districtWR10
UK Parliament

Eckington is a small village near to the southern border of the English county of Worcestershire, according to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,202.

The village is surrounded by the River Avon and often experiences flooding on its entry roads. It is situated at the north-west side of Bredon Hill, an outcrop of the Cotswolds. The nearest towns to Eckington and also situated along the River Avon are Pershore which is 4 miles (6 km) north and Evesham 10 miles (16 km) north east. The historic town of Tewkesbury is situated 8 miles (13 km) south west on the River Severn which river also runs through the nearest city of Worcester (13 miles (21 km) from Eckington).

Eckington is renowned for Eckington Bridge, which is the subject of a poem by Arthur Quiller-Couch,[1] its village cross and its Norman-period church. It has a thriving first school, the Eckington Church of England First School, a scout hut with surrounding recreation grounds, home to village's football and cricket teams, and a well used village hall.

Eckington has a village shop and 2 hairdressers. It currently has two pubs The Bell and The Anchor, both offering food and guest accommodation; a third pub, The Crown, closed in the early 1990s.

Eckington railway station was located on the Bristol to Birmingham Line main railway line. It closed in January 1965.

One of the Pilgrim Fathers, George Soule, is believed to have come from the village.[2][3]

History

The Grade II listed village cross now stands in a grass triangle at the junction of Church Street and Drakes Bridge Road 52°4'18.83"N+2°6'56.28"W . It was moved to there when restored in 1897, and given a Maltese Cross. The base and shaft are medieval with Victorian inscriptions on North & South faces of the shaft, the former barely visible. The Inscription reads:

DOMINE•SALVAM•FAC•REGINAM•MDCCCXCVII (God Save the Queen 1897).

References

  1. ↑ "Upon Eckington Bridge, River Avon - by A.T. Quiller-Couch".
  2. ↑ Genealogy page
  3. ↑ "ditto". Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

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