Pershore

Sister cities

• Bad Neustadt an der Saale
• Plouay

History

The name Pershore derives from the Old English perscōra meaning 'osier shore/slope' referring to its position between the River Avon and a ridge. The town contains examples of Georgian architecture. In 1964 the Council for British Archaeology included Pershore in its list of 51 British "Gem Towns" worthy of special consideration for historic preservation, and it has been listed as an outstanding conservation area. Parts of the abbey, which stand in an expanse of public grassland close to the centre of the town, date from the 11th century. The current structure is far smaller than the original building, which was plundered during the reign of Henry VIII at the Dissolution. The original nave was destroyed. The north transept collapsed later. The present nave occupies the western part of what would originally have been the choir. Pershore Town Hall, which was originally built as the local post office, was completed in 1932.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  6,835
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,683
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,765
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,708
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,552
• Speckled Wood

  Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  4,515
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,248
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,147

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2023-06-28
  2 km SE of Cheadle, United Kingdom
• M 3.4 — 2023-02-24
  1 km ENE of Brynmawr, United Kingdom
• M 3.6 — 2022-05-30
  2 km ESE of Prees, United Kingdom
• M 3.2 — 2022-02-21
  5 km N of Hockley, United Kingdom
• M 3.1 — 2020-09-22
  5 km N of Aylesbury, United Kingdom
• M 2.9 — 2013-01-18
  0 km NE of Hathern, United Kingdom