Pershore, Worcestershire

Pershore is a market town set in the centre of the Vale of Evesham six miles west of Evesham.

Methodist preaching was taking place in Pershore by the early 1790s, with preachers visiting from Worcester. The curate, Rev W. Russell, published in September 1793 a reply to Joseph Benson's Defence of the Methodists. In Five Letters addressed to the Rev Dr Tatham.

A house in Newland licensed for Methodist worship under the Toleration Act was frequently attacked; on 13 January 1811 the mob broke into the house, injuring Mary Tomkins, a member of the congregation. The Methodists responded by taking a case to the Worcester Assizes and the Court of King's Bench.

Sources
  • Hereford Journal, 18 September 1793, page 3.
  • 'Worcester: Disturbing Public Worship', Statesman (London), 2 April 1812, page 4.

Entry written by: DHR
Category: Place
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