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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"OMBERSLEY, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, county Worcester, 4 miles S.W. of Droitwich, its post town and railway station, and 6 N. of Worcester. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the river Severn, and is wholly agricultural. Ombersley had formerly a market, under grant from Edward III. to Evesham Abbey, but the privilege has long been disused. The manor came from the Mores to Archbishop Sandys, in whose family it still remains. The Worcestershire hounds meet in the neighbourhood. The land, which is extremely fertile, is partly in hop-grounds, and the scenery varied.

Courts baron and courts of survey, with view of frankpledge, are held twice a year. The living is a vicarage* [the asterisk denotes that there is a parsonage and glebe belonging to the living] in the diocese of Worcester, value £390. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a modern structure with a spired tower containing six bells. It was rebuilt in 1829, at an expense of £15,000. In the burial-ground are the remains of an ancient cross. The parochial charities produce about £50 per annum. There are three free schools, also an infant school. Ombersley Court, late the residence of the dowager Marchioness of Downshire, was built about 1740, and contains some rare paintings by Vandyke and other masters."
"BORLEY, a township in the parish of Ombersley, hundred of Oswaldslow, in the county of Worcester, 5 miles to the W. of Droitwich. It lies on the east side of the river Severn."
"BROOKHAMPTON, a township in the parish of Ombersley, hundred of Oswaldslow, in the county of Worcester, near Ombersley."

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