In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spetchley like this:
SPETCHLEY, a parish in Pershore district, Worcestershire; on the Birmingham and Gloucester railway, 3 miles E by S of Worcester It has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Worcester. Acres, 779. Real property, £4,477. Pop., 140. Houses, 25. The manor, with S. Hall, belongs to R. Berkeley, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £109. Patron, R. Berkeley, Esq. The church is old. There is a Roman Catholic school.
Spetchley through time
Spetchley is now part of Wychavon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wychavon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spetchley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spetchley, in Wychavon and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10090
Date accessed: 19th March 2024
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