Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the financial institutions of the River Avon. Pershore remains in the Wychavon area and also belongs to the West Worcestershire legislative constituency. At the 2011 census the population was 7,125. The community is best recognized for Pershore Abbey, Pershore College (currently a school of Warwickshire College), as well as the plums and pears expanded in your area. Pershore is positioned on the River Avon, 6 miles west of Evesham and 6 miles east of Upton-upon-Severn in the Vale of Evesham, a district rich in vegetables and fruit production The community lies near the A44 midway from Worcester to Evesham. The nearby freeway junctions are junction 7 of the M5 (South Worcester) or junction 1 of the M50. There is a train station on the Cotswold Line, allowing straight travel to Paddington station, London, using Evesham, Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxford, Didcot as well as Reading, although Pershore station is more than a mile from the centre of the town towards Pinvin.