PARSHORE, a town of England in Worcestershire,
seven miles from Worcester, and 102 from London, sit-
uated 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 reli-
gious 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 chapels. At
present it has two parishes, Holy Cross and St Andrew.
In Holy Cross church are several very antique monu-
ments. Its chief manufacture is flockings. It contains
about 300 houses.