Our History
All Saints is the parish church of Evesham and, together with its bell tower and St Lawrence church, represent the last complete structures from the foundation of Evesham Abbey. Evesham Abbey was founded on the site of a vision of . . . — — Map (db m252588) HM
On the 4th of August 1265 Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. with other rebel barons, led an army from their overnight camp at the Abbey of Evesham. They faced the force led by Henry Ill's son, Prince Edward. The rebels had challenged the king's . . . — — Map (db m245663) HM
History
Battleton Brook was known as Pedredan in Anglo Saxon times (c5th-c11th), owned by King Aetheled, and was the recorded boundary of Hampton.
When the name of this tributary became known as Battleton Brook has been lost in time -- . . . — — Map (db m246054) HM
The foundations of the presbytery, at the eastern end of the Abbey Church, are marked by the stone slabs. The wall beyond crosses the middle of the church. The nave extended further still, reaching as far as St Lawrence's Church. The Abbey Church . . . — — Map (db m252617) HM
The churches of St Lawrence and All Saints have served as parish churches for the town of Evesham since the 12th century. They were built for the use of the townspeople following the growth of Evesham as a market town. The Abbey Church was reserved . . . — — Map (db m245559) HM
The Chronicles of Evesham Abbey describe the Chapter House as ‘one of the chief chapter houses of this realm’. The monks met here each day to hear a chapter from the Rule of St Benedict, and to organize the daily running of the Abbey. The Chapter . . . — — Map (db m254059) HM
This Bell Tower, built between 1524 and 1532, is the work of Clement Lichfield, the last Abbot of Evesham. The tower is 33 metres (110 feet) high. The gateway through its base led from the parish churchyard to the monk's graveyard. The monk's . . . — — Map (db m245562) HM
Evesham Abbey was once one of the most important monasteries in England, but now there is little evidence of its former splendour. The churches of St Lawrence and All Saints, the Bell Tower and the Almonry escaped demolition in 1540, but these . . . — — Map (db m233329) HM
Remembering all who took part in the campaign in Burma
1941-1945
When you go home tell them of us and say
For your tomorrow we gave our today. — — Map (db m233735) WM
Simon de Montfort and the Battle of Evesham
Simon de Montfort is known as the Father of the English Parliament. As the Earl of Leicester he rebelled against the autocracy of King Edward and established a Parliament of nobles and commoners . . . — — Map (db m253111) HM
Evesham's History and Heritage: The Civil War
Evesham in the 17th Century was a small town of less than 2,000 people, but significant for its orchards and market gardening, and for production of leather goods including shoes. It was also . . . — — Map (db m253114) HM
Musician, lyricist & co-founder
of the band "Traffic"
first played here with local
band "The Sapphires"
Lived at 69 Battleton Road,
Fairfield, Evesham — — Map (db m233276) HM
The 1300-year story of Evesham Abbey starts with the legend of a swineherd. Growing from humble beginnings to become one of the most important and wealthiest abbeys in Britain, equal to Gloucester Cathedral, only to be destroyed. How did this . . . — — Map (db m246258) HM
Idleness is the enemy of the soul. So believed St Benedict, whose rules governed life for the Benedictine monks at Evesham Abbey. When they weren't praying, sleeping or reading spiritual books, they were working.
There was plenty to keep . . . — — Map (db m246259) HM
