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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
The site of the priory is now occupied by a farmhouse, but the remains of the castle are still in good preservation and worthy of inspection, presenting an almost perfect specimen of the early baronial fortress. The soil consists of a reddish loam, with a subsoil of clay and gravel. The surface is generally level, except in the east, where it rises into a considerable elevation. The living is a vicarage in the diocese* of Worcester, value £70. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small neat edifice, containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about £5 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Lord Leigh is lord of the manor.
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]