Evesham

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Evesham is a historic market town in Worcestershire, England, situated on the River Avon and known for its horticulture and the site of the 1265 Battle of Evesham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
town
battleOccurredIn 1265
ceremonialCounty Worcestershire NERFINISHED
constituencyWestminster Mid Worcestershire
contains Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost)
surface form: Evesham Abbey (ruins)
country England
distanceTo approximately 16 miles from Worcester
approximately 26 miles from Birmingham
governingBody Wychavon District
surface form: Wychavon District Council
hasBridge Evesham Bridge
hasDialCode 01386
hasFestival Asparagus Festival
River Festival
hasLandmark Abbey Park
Almonry Museum
Evesham self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bell Tower, Evesham
hasMuseum Almonry Museum
surface form: Almonry Museum and Heritage Centre
hasPark Workman Gardens
hasPopulation over 20,000 (early 21st century estimate)
hasPostcodeArea WR
hasPostcodeDistrict WR11
hasRailwayStation Evesham railway station
hasReligiousSite All Saints Church, Evesham
St Lawrence’s Church, Evesham
hasRiverFeature Evesham weir
historicalCounty Worcestershire NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Dissolution of the Monasteries
surface form: Dissolution of Evesham Abbey

founding of Evesham Abbey in the 8th century
is historic market town
knownFor Battle of Evesham
horticulture
locatedIn United Kingdom
West Midlands
Worcestershire NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver River Avon
near Bredon Hill
OSGridReference SP0343
primaryIndustry fruit growing
market gardening
vegetable growing
railwayLine Cotswold Line
region Warwickshire
surface form: West Midlands
transportRoute A44 road NERFINISHED
A46 road NERFINISHED
twinnedWith Marl, Germany
Molsheim
surface form: Molsheim, France

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A46 road connectsCity Evesham
subject surface form: Worcestershire
this entity surface form: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Evesham hasLandmark Evesham self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bell Tower, Evesham
Battle of Evesham location Evesham
Broadway nearbyTown Evesham
subject surface form: Broadway, Worcestershire
A44 passesNear Evesham
A44 road passesThrough Evesham