Pinvin

Human settlement in England
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  • Worcestershire
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  • West Midlands
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Worcestershire
52°08′18″N 2°04′02″W / 52.13844°N 2.067146°W / 52.13844; -2.067146

Pinvin is a village in Worcestershire, England, a little to the north of Pershore, about 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) south-east of Worcester, and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Evesham[1] and lies on the crossroads of the A44, A4104 and B4082. It is also the location of Pershore railway station. The village has a church and a pub. It also has a first school (rated Inadequate by Ofsted[2]) and a middle school (rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted[3]); pre-school activities take place in the village hall.

The name is thought to come from 'Penda's fen' after the Mercian King Penda, who was probably born in the nearby Cotswolds.[4] David Rudkin's TV play Penda's Fen (1974) was set here and also references this fact.

References

  1. ^ Pinvin Parish Council’s Web Site accessed 2011-02-24.
  2. ^ "Ofsted School Reports". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Ofsted School Reports". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ Martin Wall, The Anglo-Saxon Age, Stroud GL5 4EP, 2015]

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