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		Pershore lies in the county of Worcestershire, a saucer-shaped area with the low lying plains of the Vale of Evesham and the Severn Valley surrounded by hills - the Malverns in the west, the Cotswolds in the south and the Abberley and Clee hills to the northwest. The cathedral city of Worcester, home to Royal Worcester Porcelain, sits on the banks of the mighty River Severn. Worcestershire is a county of attractive villages and market towns, historic houses, lush fields and undulating countryside, watered by the small streams and rivers between the Severn and the Avon.

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	The Almonry Heritage Centre, Abbey Gate, Evesham, WR11 4BG. Tel: 01386 446944. The Almonry Heritage Centre is housed in the Almoner’s House of the eighth century Abbey of St. Ecgwin, immediately adjacent to the site of the Great Gatehouse of the Abbey. The present building is the result of successive phases of building, alteration and rebuilding carried out over a period of at least 700 years. Location: About 6 miles east of Pershore.

	Pershore Abbey, Pershore, Worcestershire. Tel: 01386 552071. Pershore Abbey was founded in the 7th century. The history of Pershore Abbey is beautifully illustrated in two stained glass windows in the south choir aisle of the present building. pershoreabbey.org.uk. Location: In the centre of Pershore .

	Bredon Barn, Bredon, nr Tewkesbury, Worcestershire. Tel: 01985 843600. 14th-century barn, beautifully constructed of local Cotswold stone. Noted for its dramatic aisled interior and unusual stone chimney cowling. National Trust. Charges apply. About 5 miles south of Pershore.

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