Harvington
Encyclopedia
Harvington is a village near Evesham
in Worcestershire
, England
.
when it was known as HERVERTON.
The Village is also home to Harvington Cricket Club, Worcestershire League Division 4 Champions. The club has enjoyed some of its most successful seasons in recent years and are currently aiming for their third back to back promotion. The club hosts also hosts county matches at various representative levels. In 2010 1st XI player Nathan Gage, also won the prestigious Worcestershire Cricketer of the Year sponsored by Duncan Fearnley and the Worcester News.
Harvington Church of England First and Nursery School
St James Church and the
Baptist Church.
Evesham
Evesham is a market town and a civil parish in the Local Authority District of Wychavon in the county of Worcestershire, England with a population of 22,000. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon...
in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Past
Harvington is first mentioned in the Anglo Saxon charters of 709CECommon Era
Common Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era...
when it was known as HERVERTON.
Harvey
The famous portrait artist lives in Harvington. She recently staged a sell-out art exhibition involving a watermelon.Present
Harvington has a number of amenities including a shop, farm shop and Post Office. There are two pubs - the Golden Cross and the Coach and Horses.The Village is also home to Harvington Cricket Club, Worcestershire League Division 4 Champions. The club has enjoyed some of its most successful seasons in recent years and are currently aiming for their third back to back promotion. The club hosts also hosts county matches at various representative levels. In 2010 1st XI player Nathan Gage, also won the prestigious Worcestershire Cricketer of the Year sponsored by Duncan Fearnley and the Worcester News.
Harvington Church of England First and Nursery School
St James Church and the
Baptist Church.