Bevere, Worcestershire
Historical Description
Bevere, an island in the Severn, 2½ miles N of Worcester. It is supposed to have been a resort of beavers, was a retreat of the inhabitants of Worcester in 1041, when they fled to escape the wrath of Harthacnut, and again during the plague of 1637, and is now a good and favourite bathing-place. It contains a mansion, and commands a fine view of the Abber-ley and the Malvern hills.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Maps
Online maps of Bevere are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)