Rushock (St. Michael)

RUSHOCK (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Kidderminster, Lower division of the hundred of Halfshire, Kidderminster and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, 5½ miles (W. by N.) from Bromsgrove; containing 155 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Kidderminster to Droitwich, and comprises 1218a. 3r. 30p., whereof three-fourths are arable, and the remainder pasture and meadow; the soil is fertile, producing much corn and fruit. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £10. 6. 8., and in the patronage of the Crown; net income, £280. The church stands on an eminence, and has a tower. William Norris, in 1702, bequeathed a house and some land in support of a school.