The Vale of Evesham
Evesham is a middle-sized, rural market town in Worcestershire, England in the Local Authority District of Wychavon. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon, and was originally built within a loop of the River Avon, which flows through the Vale of Evesham.
Evesham was the site of a major battle—the Battle of Evesham, in which Simon de Montfort was defeated and killed on 4 August 1265. It was also home to one of Europe’s largest abbeys, of which only Abbot Lichfield’s Bell Tower remains.