Hanbury, Worcestershire

Description
Hanbury, a village and a parish in Worcestershire. The village stands near the Worcester and Birmingham Canal 2 miles SSE of Stoke Works station on the M.R., 4 ENE of Droitwich, and 5 SSE of Bromsgrove. It has a post office under Bromsgrove; money order office. Stoke; telegraph office, Stoke Works railway station. The parish comprises 7790 acres; population of the civil parish, 877; of the ecclesiastical, 855. Hanbury Hall is the seat of the lord of the manor. The mansion was built in 1701. Mere Hall is an ancient county seat. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £475. The church stands on an eminence commanding a fine view, is an ancient edifice, with a tower, was repaired in 1860, and enlarged in 1861, and contains monuments of the Vernons. Roman coins and other relics have been found near the church. There is a chapel of ease at Woolmer Green, and a Wesleyan chapel.