Abberton, Worcestershire

For the village in Essex with the same name, see Abberton, Essex.

Abberton is a small village in Worcestershire, England. In 1991, the population was 44, this grew to 67 in 24 households in 2001.^[2]

Abberton
Abberton Church
Abberton Location within Worcestershire
Population	67 [1]
OS grid reference	SO993534
• London	93 miles (150 km)
District	Wychavon
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PERSHORE
Postcode district	WR10
Dialling code	01386
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Mid Worcestershire
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52.1793°N 2.011°W / 52.1793; -2.011

The principal house in the village is Abberton Hall.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire

Entrance to Abberton Hall

The names 'Abberton' is derived from 'Estate called after Eadbriht' (Ēadbriht + ing + tūn).^[3] The village is mentioned in the Cartularium Saxonicum in 972 as Eadbrihyincgtun,^[4] and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Edbretintune and as Edbritone, when it was a berewick, an outlying estate, held by the Church of St Mary of Pershore.^[5] It is also later recorded as Adbrighton in 1297-1377 and Abburton in 1535.^[3]

Between the mid-16th century to late-18th century, the Manor of Abberton was held by the Sheldon family.^[6]

In the 1850s, the village had 80 inhabitants, one fourth of this was the local clerk's 19 children.^[7] In 1894, the town had a population of 95 and an area of 999 acres (4.04 km²).^[8]