Himbleton, Worcestershire

Description
Himbleton, a village and a parish in Worcestershire. The village stands near Bow Brook, 4 1/2 miles SE of Droitwich, and has a post office under Droitwich; money order office, Droitwich. The parish includes also the hamlets of Shell, Phepson, Dnnhampstead, and Shemall Green. Acreage, 2373; population, 390. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; gross value, £250 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is old, and has a fine timber roof and an ancient quaint wooden tower. The whole has recently been well restored.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5