Throckmorton, Worcestershire

Throckmorton is a small village and civil parish in the administrative district of Wychavon, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The village lies 3. 5 miles northeast of Pershore, five miles north-west of Evesham and 9 miles southeast of the city of Worcester. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 200. The churchThe village is ancient and the earliest extant remains are parts of the church and bell-tower, dating from the 13th century. Excavations discovered the stone foundations of an even earlier church on the site. The church has no electricity and is lit by gas-lamps and candles. QinetiQ PershoreFormerly RAF Pershore, also known as Throckmorton Airfield, the site is owned and operated by QinetiQ as a Business Park and Trials Centre. At the periphery of the village is the military airfield RAF Station Pershore. The station has a long history. Archeological investigations of the airfield have suggested that it was originally a Roman site. The airfield was built in 1940 during the Second World War and was home to No 23 Operational Training Unit equipped with Wellington bombers. Subsequently, the airfield was home to No 1 Ferry Unit, the RAF Pershore Advanced Flying School and the Royal Radar Establishment Flying Unit. The airfield was used as site for Vulcan and Valiant bombers. Pershore was one of a number of dispersal sites for the RAF nuclear deterrent V Bombers, none were ever dispersed on anything other than training missions. To a question raised in Parliament, assurance was given that there are no records of radioactive contamination as a result of use of the site for Vulcan bomber disposals as no V bomber ever dispersed with live weapons.

Throckmorton is a small village and civil parish in the administrative district of Wychavon, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The village lies 3. 5 miles northeast of Pershore, five miles north-west of Evesham and 9 miles southeast of the city of Worcester. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 200. The churchThe village is ancient and the earliest extant remains are parts of the church and bell-tower, dating from the 13th century. Excavations discovered the stone foundations of an even earlier church on the site. The church has no electricity and is lit by gas-lamps and candles. QinetiQ PershoreFormerly RAF Pershore, also known as Throckmorton Airfield, the site is owned and operated by QinetiQ as a Business Park and Trials Centre. At the periphery of the village is the military airfield RAF Station Pershore. The station has a long history. Archeological investigations of the airfield have suggested that it was originally a Roman site. The airfield was built in 1940 during the Second World War and was home to No 23 Operational Training Unit equipped with Wellington bombers. Subsequently, the airfield was home to No 1 Ferry Unit, the RAF Pershore Advanced Flying School and the Royal Radar Establishment Flying Unit. The airfield was used as site for Vulcan and Valiant bombers. Pershore was one of a number of dispersal sites for the RAF nuclear deterrent V Bombers, none were ever dispersed on anything other than training missions. To a question raised in Parliament, assurance was given that there are no records of radioactive contamination as a result of use of the site for Vulcan bomber disposals as no V bomber ever dispersed with live weapons.