BENGEWORTH, Worcestershire

"BENGEWORTH, (or St. Peter Bengeworth), a parish within the borough of Evesham, in the lower division of the hundred of Blackenhurst, in the county of Worcester, forming part of the suburbs of Evesham. It is on the south bank of the river Avon, and is connected with the town of Evesham on the north bank by an ancient bridge. This place was the site of a castle at an early period, and belonged to the monks of Evesham. It was recovered from the Beauchamps in 1156, and razed to the ground by the abbot."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]