Eckington, Worcestershire

Description
Eckington, a village and a parish in Worcestershire, on the river Avon, 3 1/2 miles SW by S of Pershore, with a station on the Bristol and Birmingham branch of the M.R., and a post and money order office under Pershore; telegraph office at the railway station. Acreage, 2168; population, 635. The manor has belonged to the Hanford family since 1536. Their seat, Wollas Hall, situated on the northern slope of Bredon Hill, is a good example of a mediaeval mansion, and contains some good pictures. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £295 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church has a fine Norman doorway and a massive embattled tower with gargoyles. It contains a Norman font and a monument of the Hanford family. The nave of the church is Norman, date of font unknown. The nave roof is made of oak and is well carved, supposed to be of the 16th century.