PEDMORE, a parish in the lower division of the
hundred of HALFSHIRE, county of WORCESTER, 1 mile
(S. by E.) from Stourbridge, containing 307 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese
of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £9.10.,
and in the patronage of Lord Foley. The church, dedicated
to St. Peter, is a very ancient structure, with
some remains of Norman architecture. About 1699, a
free school was founded and endowed with £6 per
annum, by Thomas Foley, Esq.