PARSHORE, a town of England in Worcestershire, seven miles from Worcester, and 102 from London, is a neat old town on the north side of the Avon, near its junction with the river Bow, being a considerable thoroughfare in the lower road from Worcester to London. A religious holic was founded here in 604, a small part of which now remains, and is used as the parish church of Holy Cross, the whole of which contained above 10 acres. The abbey church was 250 feet long, and 120 broad. The parish of Parshore is of great extent, and hath within its limits many manors and chapels. At present it has two parishes, Holy Cross and St Andrew. In Holy Cross church are several very antique monuments. Its chief manufacture is flockings. It contains about 300 houses, and has markets on Tuesday and Saturday; fairs Easter-Tuesday, June 26th, and Tuesday before November 1st.