A-Z of Evesham: Places-People-History

by Stan Brotherton

Evesham grew up within a bend of the River Avon around its famous abbey, one of the largest in the country, and although the abbey was destroyed in the sixteenth century, the town remained one of the most important settlements in Worcestershire. It was also the site of the battle in 1265 in which the rebel Simon de Montfort was killed by the royal army. Today it is renowned as a centre for market gardening. A-Z of Evesham reveals the history behind...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398112216
• ISBN13: 9781398112216
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages