Everything about The Vale Of Evesham totally explained
The
Vale of Evesham is the name used for the flat and fertile area of southern
Worcestershire,
England, along the valley of the
River Avon, centred on the town of
Evesham.
Flat and Fertile Vale
The Vale of Evesham has little heavy or even light industry, land use being mostly
agricultural and including
fruit farms, livestock farming and
market gardening on varying scales from small producers to very large concerns.
Vegetable varieties
The sheltered climate beneath the
escarpment of the
Cotswolds, the light
alluvial soils and the ready availability of river water for
irrigation in dry weather has led to a great deal of
vegetable production:
spring onions,
leeks,
cabbages,
brussel sprouts,
runner beans but also
rhubarb,
lettuce,
spinach,
broccoli,
beetroot,
courgettes and
pumpkins.
Fruit Orchards
There are numerous orchards in the area, producing
apples and
plums. Plums are still grown here in traditional British varieties such as 'Pershore Purple' and 'Pershore Yellow Egg'. Though orchard numbers have declined somewhat in recent decades, they still make a sufficient show of blossom in
spring that they're touted as a minor tourist attraction. The plum trees blossom first in early spring with a delicate white blossom, even before the
Sloe also known as the
Blackthorn.
Specialists
In the villages to the east of
Evesham, such as
Offenham and
Badsey, there are growers specialising in
asparagus production. Every year there are asparagus auctions, notably at the historic
Fleece Inn in
Bretforton, which is now owned by the
National Trust.
Trains to everywhere
The Vale is served by the 150-year-old
Cotswold railway line, originally known as the
Oxford,
Worcester and
Wolverhampton, although this was satirised at the time of construction as the Old Worse and Worse, due to construction problems, including a riot at
Mickleton on the edge of the Vale. The only surviving stations within the Vale are at
Honeybourne and
Evesham, and these are served by trains from
Worcester and
London; other stations, such as Littleton (serving the Littletons) and Badsey, were closed by the
Beeching Axe.
trains go nowhere
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