Pinvin

Pinvin
Crossroads at Pinvin
Pinvin Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SO955489
District	Wychavon
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PERSHORE
Postcode district	WR10
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°08′18″N2°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 Good 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]

External links

• Pinvin Parish Council