Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.1384°N -2.0671°W |
Official Name: | Pinvin |
Static Image Name: | Crossroads at Pinvin - geograph.org.uk - 1062034.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Crossroads at Pinvin |
Shire District: | Wychavon |
Shire County: | Worcestershire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Postcode District: | WR10 |
Postcode Area: | WR |
Post Town: | PERSHORE |
Os Grid Reference: | SO955489 |
Pinvin is a village in Worcestershire, England, a little to the north of Pershore, about NaNmiles south-east of Worcester, and about 6miles 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.