Hampton is an area of

Evesham Evesham () is a market town and Civil parishes in England, parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, England, Worceste ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

, England having formerly been a separate village. It is linked to the nearby town of

by the ancient Hampton Ferry. It was a string of small hamlets on the same side of the Avon: Great Hampton, Bengeworth station, Eastwick, and Little Hampton.

History

The area around Hampton was historically part of the lands of

Evesham Abbey Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in Worcestershire, England between 700 and 710 following an alleged vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Virgin Mary by a swineherd by the name of Eof. According to the monastic history, Evesh ...

. The current parish church, St Andrew's, dates to the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The church was restored in 1903.

Hampton floods July 2007

There was major flooding within Hampton in July 2007 in which most of village became isolated due to water covering all sides of the town. During this event many trucks and lorries were trapped within the village. This also happened to be the day in which the Hampton Spar reopened and nearly all the shop's supply of food was bought.

Transport

In 2022, Worectershire County Council proposed to construct a new pedestrian and cycle bridge between Hampton and Evesham town center. Construction preparations began in February 2025.

References

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Map and historical reference
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Villages in Worcestershire {{Worcestershire-geo-stub