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Worcestershire M-R

M

Malvern Chase

Malferna: Worcester Church. Woodland in Dean Forest paying dues in pasture, firewood and timber.

Little Malvern, at the foot of the Malvern hills; the ruins of a 12th century priory; Little Malvern Court. Malvern Chase was a large area of forest and marshland.

Mamble

Mamele: Ralph de Mortimer.

A Roman brick kiln was found here.

Martin Hussingtree

Husentre: Westminster Church.

Stone Court House.

Martley

Merlie / Mertelai: King's land; Roger de Lacy; Drogo FitzPoyntz. Mill, 2 weirs (2500 eels and 5 sticks).

Middlewich

Midelwic:

Lost.

Mitton (in Bredon)

Mitune: Worcester Church, for the monks' supplies.

Part of Tewkesbury. Mitton Lodge.

Mitton (in Stourport on Severn)

Mettune: King's land. Assessed with Kidderminster, etc.

Now Lower Mytton, absorbed by Stourport on Severn. Upper Mitton remains as part of the town.

Moor (near Pershore)

More: Robert the Bursar from Worcester Church.

Now 2 villages, Upper and Lower Moor.

Morton Underhill

Mortune: Arnold from Robert of Stafford. Salthouse.

Morton Hall.

Mucknell

Mucenhil: Urso the Sheriff from Worcester Church.

Mucknell Farm.

N

Nafford

Nadford: Westminster Church; Robert Parler from Gilbert FitzThorold.

Nafford Lock.

Naunton Beauchamp

Newentune: Urso from Westminster Church and Herbraund from him.

Naunton Court, a half-timbered, Elizabethan house.

Netherton

Neotheretune: Worcester Church. Mill. 20 sticks of eels.

North Piddle

Pidelet: Urso the Sheriff from Westminster Church.

Traces of a moat, marking the site of the old manor house.

Northwick

Norwiche: Worcester Church. 3 mills, fishery.

Part of Worcester.

Norton (near Evesham)

Nortune: Evesham Church. 2 mills. 2000 eels.

A 12th century marble lectern in the church was found near the site of Evesham Abbey.

O

Oddingley

Oddunclei: Ordric from Worcester Church. Salthouse.

Offenham

Offenham: Evesham Church.

7 thatched cottages under one roof; modern development.

Offerton

Alcrintun: Urso from Worcester Church and Godfrey from him, formerly Edric the steersman.

Offerton Farm.

Oldington

Aldintune: King's land. Assessed with Kidderminster, etc.

Oldington Farm.

Old Swinford

Suineforde: Acard from William FitzAnsculf. Mill.

The original centre of Stourbridge.

Ombersley

Ambreslege: Evesham Church. 1½ fisheries (2000 eels), 2 mills.

Half-timbered houses.

Orleton

Alretune: Hugh from Gilbert FitzThorold. 2 fisheries (40 sticks of eels).

Orleton Court.

Osmerley

Osmerlei:

Lost.

Overbury

Ovreberie: Worcester Church.

Stone built.

P

Pebworth

Pebeworde: King's land.

On Buckle Street, originally a Celtic highway; moated site.

Pedmore

Pevemore: Acard from William FitzAnsculf.

Part of Stourbridge; earthworks of a prehistoric camp on Wychbury Hill.

Pendock

Pe(o)nedoc: Worcester Church and Urso from the church.

Pensham

Pendesham: Westminster Church.

Pensham Fields Farm.

Peopleton

Piplintune: Westminster Church and Walter Ponther and Urso the Sheriff from the church.

Timbered, part 13th century church.

Perry

Pirian:

Lost.

Pershore

Persore: Westminster Church, given by King Edward, and a Frenchman from the church; Pershore Church. Church; 4½ mills.

Town of 7th century origin. Parts of a Norman Benedictine monastery are now in the parish church.

Phepson

Fepsetenatun: Worcester Church and Walter Ponther from the church.

Pirton

Peritune: Walter Ponther from Westminster Church.

Powick

Poiwic: Westminster Church. Mill for the hall. 3 sesters of honey.

Royalists won the first engagement of the Civil War at Powick Bridge in 1642.

Pull Court

Lapule: King's land and a man of the monks of Lyre from the king.

Bredon School.

Q

Queenhill

Cunhille: Worcester Church, in the king's hands.

R

Radley

Rodeleah:

Lost.

Redmarley (in Great Witley)

Ridmerlege / Redmerleie: Ralph, a man-at-arms, from Ralph de Tosny; Ralph from Gilbert FitzThorold.

Redmarley House.

Ribbesford

Alia Ribeford / Ribeford: King's land. Assessed with Kidderminster, etc.

Ribbesford House.

Ripple

Ripel: Worcester Church. Mill.

Norman church on a Saxon site.

Rochford

Recesford: King's land. Now Lower Rochford.

Nearby are Upper Rochford and Rochford Mount.

Rockmoor

Moor: Ralph de Tosny.

Rockmoor Farm near the village of Rock.

Rous Lench

Biscopesleng: Urso from Worcester Church and Alfred from him. Mill.

Half-timbered Court with a topiary garden.

Rushock

Russococ: Hunwulf from Urso d'Abetot. Salthouse.

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