Ab Lench

Ab Lench
Ab Lench

 Ab Lench shown within Worcestershire
OS grid reference SP022502
    - London  92 miles (148 km) 
District Wychavon
Shire county Worcestershire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town EVESHAM
Postcode district WR11
Dialling code 01386
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire

Ab Lench [1] is a village in the English county of Worcestershire.[2] It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 [3]. The village lies 1-mile (1.6 km) from Church Lench and Rous Lench, 2 miles (3.2 km) from Harvington and 4 miles (6.4 km) from Ragley Hall [1]. It is about fifteen miles (24 km) from Stratford and six miles (10 km) from Evesham.

It was classed as a 'Civil Parish' from 1866 to 1933 when it was merged with Church Lench. The parish of Ab Lench comprised an area of 884 acres (3.58 km2) 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Map of Ab Lench on AboutBritain.com". AboutBritain.com. http://www.aboutbritain.com/maps/ab-lench-map.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
  2. ^ a b "Relationships / unit history of Ab Lench". A Vision of Britain Through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp;jsessionid=485FBDC7891A73A03D6A9DA18DBA0EFA?u_id=10335360. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
  3. ^ "The Domesday Book Index". HAUGHTON Information Centre and Domesday (Doomsday) Book Index. http://www.haughton.net/domesdaybookplaces_a.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
Settlements in the Wychavon district
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Ab Lench • Abberton • Abbots Morton • Aldington • Aston Somerville • Ashton under Hill • Atch Lench • Badsey • Beckford • Bengeworth • Besford Bridge • Besford • Bickmarsh • Birlingham • Bishampton • Blackminster • Bradley Green • Bredon • Bretforton • Bricklehampton • Broughton Hackett • Charlton • Cleeve Prior • Conderton • Crossway Green • Defford • Dodderhill • Drakes Broughton • Dunhampton • Eckington • Elmbridge • Elmley Castle • Fernhill Heath • Fladbury • Flyford Flavell • Grafton Flyford • Grafton • Great Comberton • Hadzor • Hampton • Hanbury • Hartlebury • Harvington • Hatfield • Hawbridge • Hawford • Himbleton • Hinton-on-the-Green • Holberrow Green • Honeybourne • Huddington • Kemerton • Kersoe • Kington • Little Comberton • Littleworth • Martin Hussingtree • Mere Green • Murcot • Netherton • North and Middle Littleton • North Piddle • Norton • Oddingley • Offenham • Ombersley • Overbury • Pebworth • Pensham • Peopleton • Pinvin • Pirton • Sedgeberrow • South Littleton • Strensham • Throckmorton • Tibberton • Upton Snodsbury • Upton Warren • Wadborough • White Ladies Aston • Whittington • Wick • Wickhamford • Wychbold • Wyre Piddle
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