Pinvin
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Pinvin is a village
in Worcestershire
, England
, a little to the north of Pershore
, about 7½ miles (12 km) south-east of Worcester, and about 6 miles (9.5 km) north-west of Evesham and is in fact the location of Pershore railway station
. The name is thought to come from 'Penda's fen' after the Mercian King Penda. David Rudkin
's TV play Penda's Fen
(1974) was set here.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, a little to the north of Pershore
Pershore
Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2001 census the population was 7,304...
, about 7½ miles (12 km) south-east of Worcester, and about 6 miles (9.5 km) north-west of Evesham and is in fact the location of Pershore railway station
Pershore railway station
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. The name is thought to come from 'Penda's fen' after the Mercian King Penda. David Rudkin
David Rudkin
James David Rudkin is an English playwright of Northern Irish descent. Coming from a family of strict evangelical Christians, Rudkin was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and read Mods and Greats at St Catherine's College, Oxford...
's TV play Penda's Fen
Penda's Fen
Penda's Fen is a British television play which was written by David Rudkin and directed by Alan Clarke. Commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, it was transmitted as part of the corporation's Play for Today series.-Plot summary:...
(1974) was set here.