Rushwick Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Rushwick Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 53888.jpg
Static Image Caption:Rushwick Village Hall
Coordinates:52.18°N -2.26°W
Official Name:Rushwick
Shire District:Malvern Hills District
Shire County:Worcestershire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:West Worcestershire
Post Town:Worcester
Postcode District:WR2
Postcode Area:WR
Dial Code:01905

Rushwick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.[1] It is situated to the west of Worcester, Rushwick Parish comprises the four villages and hamlets of Broadmore Green, Crown East, Rushwick village and Upper Wick. The River Teme forms the southern boundary of the parish, and the Worcester to Hereford railway line passes through the village. The area of the parish is .

In the 2011 census, the population of the parish was 1,155.

Rushwick village has been circumvented by the Western By-pass, reducing through traffic, making it much quieter compared with previous times. It has one pub inside the village, and one on the outskirts. An organic meat and vegetable shop can be found in the south of the village. There is also a preschool and a primary school.

The parish church, dedicated to St Thomas, was originally built as a private chapel in the 1840s, but was rebuilt on the main Bromyard road, in the village of Crown East, in 1876.[2] It is a grade II listed building.

Rushwick Cricket Club, with its three Worcester Cricket League teams, Sunday and Evening League sides, and Junior teams from Under-9 to Under-16 age-groups, is situated in Upper Wick, at the Alf Tolley Memorial Ground.[3]

The parish has a parish council, the lowest level of local government.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Rushwick Parish Council . Worcester County Council . 2 June 2023.
  2. Web site: St Thomas . www.achurchnearyou.com . 2 June 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Rushwick CC . rushwick.play-cricket.com . 2 June 2023.