BATSFORD, a parish in the upper division of the
hundred of KIFTSGATE, county of GLOUCESTER, 2 miles
(N. W.) from Moreton in the Marsh, containing 108 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry
and diocese of Gloucester, rated in the king's books at
& \ 3. 3. 9., and in the patronage of the Dean and Canons
of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to
St. Mary, was rebuilt and enlarged in 1822, at the expense
of Lord Redesdale. This parish enjoys the benefit
of an endowed school at Moreton in the Marsh.