| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Abberton |
| Coordinates: | 52.1793°N -2.011°W |
| Static Image Name: | Abberton Church.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Abberton Church |
| Population: | 67 |
| Population Ref: | [1] |
| Shire District: | Wychavon |
| Shire County: | Worcestershire |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Mid Worcestershire |
| Post Town: | PERSHORE |
| Postcode District: | WR10 |
| Postcode Area: | WR |
| Dial Code: | 01386 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SO993534 |
| London Distance: | 93miles |
Abberton is a small village in Worcestershire, England. In 1991, the population was 44, this grew to 67 in 24 households in 2001.[2]
The principal house in the village is Abberton Hall.
See also: History of Worcestershire. The names 'Abberton' is derived from 'Estate called after Eadbriht' (Ēadbriht + ing + tūn).[3] The village is mentioned in the Cartularium Saxonicum in 972 as Eadbrihyincgtun, and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Edbretintune and as Edbritone, when it was a berewick, an outlying estate, held by the Church of St Mary of Pershore.[4] It is also later recorded as Adbrighton in 1297-1377 and Abburton in 1535.
Between the mid-16th century to late-18th century, the Manor of Abberton was held by the Sheldon family.[5]
In the 1850s, the village had 80 inhabitants, one fourth of this was the local clerk's 19 children.[6] In 1894, the town had a population of 95 and an area of 999acres.[7]