Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.15°N -1.9667°W |
Official Name: | Ab Lench |
Static Image Name: | Ab Lench Worcestershire.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250 |
Shire District: | Wychavon |
Shire County: | Worcestershire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Civil Parish: | South Lenches |
Constituency Westminster: | Redditch |
Postcode District: | WR11 |
Postcode Area: | WR |
Post Town: | EVESHAM |
Dial Code: | 01386 |
Os Grid Reference: | SP022502 |
London Distance Mi: | 90 |
London Direction: | SE |
Ab Lench [1] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of South Lenches, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England.[2] The village lies 1miles from Church Lench and Rous Lench, 2miles from Harvington and 4miles from Ragley Hall.[1] It is about 15miles from Stratford and 6miles from Evesham.
See also: History of Worcestershire. Ab Lench was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3]
Ab Lench was classed as a civil parish from 1866 to 1 April 1933 when it was merged with Church Lench. The parish of Ab Lench comprised an area of 884acres and had a population of 89 in 1801. This fell to 41 in 1901 and just 31 in 1921. The population had increased again to 57 by 1931, shortly before the parish was merged.[2] The village has also been known as "Abbots Lench", as recorded in the 1911 census, and "Hob Lench" as noted by the Royal Historical Society in 1991.