KNIGHTWICK, Worcestershire

"KNIGHTWICK, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, county Worcester, 9 miles W. of Worcester, its post town, 5 E. of Bromyard, and 4 S.W. of Martley. The village, which is small, is situated on the S. bank of the river Teme. It contains the extra parochial place of Kenswick. The inhabitants are employed in the brick and tile works. The surface is diversified with hills, and the soil in the valleys is a rich loam."

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