PARSHORE, a town of England in Worcester-shire, seven miles from Worcester, and 102 from London, situated 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 house 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 chapellies. 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.