Pedmore (St. Peter)

PEDMORE (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Bromsgrove, Lower division of the hundred of Halfshire, Stourbridge and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, 1½ mile (S. by E.) from Stourbridge; containing 291 inhabitants. This parish, which is intersected by the road from Stourbridge to Bromsgrove, comprises 1465a. 1r. 23p. of land, interspersed with coppice wood. The soil is generally light, with some stiff clay on the hills; it is well cultivated, and chiefly adapted to the growth of turnips and barley. There is a stone-quarry, from which Old Swinford church was built. The village is of respectable appearance. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 10.; net income, £407; patrons, the Feoffees of Old Swinford Hospital. The church is a very ancient structure, with some remains of Norman architecture.