CROPTHORNE - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"CROPTHORNE, a parish in the middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, in the county of Worcester, 3 miles S.E. of Pershore, its post town, and 1¼, mile S. of Fladbury railway station. It is situated on the banks of the river Avon, and contains the hamlets of Charlton and Netherton. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester, value £85, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an old stone building in the Gothic style of architecture, and contains monuments to the Dingleys. The charities amount to £16 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. There is a free school for boys and girls. The Dean and Chapter of Worcester are lords of the manor."
"CHARLTON, a hamlet in the parish of Cropthorne, in the middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, in the county of Worcester, 1 mile E. of Whitling Pyehill, and 2 N.W. of Evesham. It is situated near the river Avon."
"NETHERTON, a hamlet in the parish of Cropthorne, middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, county Worcester, 4 miles W. by S. of Evesham. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The chapel has been rebuilt, the former edifice having fallen into ruin. There is a place of worship for the Baptists."

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