Pinvin

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Pinvin
Worcestershire

Crossroads at Pinvin
Location
Grid reference: SO955489
Location: 52°8’18"N, 2°4’2"W
Data
Post town: Pershore
Postcode: WR10
Local Government
Council: Wychavon

Pinvin is a village in Worcestershire, a little to the north of Pershore, about seven and a half mile south-east of Worcester, and about six miles north-west of Evesham[1] and stands at the crossroads of the A44, A4104 and B4082. It is also the location of Pershore railway station.

The village has a church and a pub.

The name of the village is thought to come from 'Penda's fen' after the King Penda of the Mercians, who was possible born in the nearby Cotswolds.[2] David Rudkin's television play Penda's Fen (1974) was set here and also references this fact.

Outside links

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about Pinvin)

References

  1. Pinvin Parish Council
  2. Martin Wall, The Anglo-Saxon Age, Stroud GL5 4EP, 2015]