Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore remains in the Wychavon district and also becomes part of the West Worcestershire legislative constituency. At the 2011 census the population was 7,125. The community is best recognized for Pershore Abbey, Pershore College (now a school of Warwickshire University), and the plums and pears grown in your area. Pershore is situated on the River Avon, 6 miles west of Evesham as well as 6 miles east of Upton-upon-Severn in the Vale of Evesham, an area rich in vegetables and fruit production The community lies near the A44 midway from Worcester to Evesham. The closest motorway junctions are junction 7 of the M5 (South Worcester) or junction 1 of the M50. There is a railway station on the Cotswold Line, making it possible for straight travel to Paddington station, London, using Evesham, Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxford, Didcot and also Reading, although Pershore station is greater than a mile from the centre of the town in the direction of Pinvin.