a town of England in Worcestershire, seven miles from Worcester, and 122 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 house was founded here in 604, a small part of which now remains, and is used as the parish church of Holy Crofs, 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 Crofs and St Andrew. In Holy Crofs church are several very antique monuments. Its chief manufacture is stockings. It contains about 300 houses, and has markets on Tuesday and Saturday; fairs Easter-Tuesday, June 26th, and Tuesday before November 1st.