Ab Lench

Human settlement in England

South Lenches

District

Wychavon

Worcestershire

Region

West Midlands

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Redditch

List of places: UK; England; Worcestershire

52°09′00″N 1°58′00″W / 52.15°N 1.966667°W / 52.15; -1.966667

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 1 mile (1.6 km) from Church Lench and Rous Lench, 2 miles (3 km) from Harvington and 4 miles (6.4 km) from Ragley Hall.^[1] It is about 15 miles (24 km) from Stratford and 6 miles (10 km) from Evesham.

History

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 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

^ ^a ^b "Map of Ab Lench on AboutBritain.com". AboutBritain.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Relationships / unit history of Ab Lench". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
^ "The Domesday Book Index". HAUGHTON Information Centre and Domesday (Doomsday) Book Index. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.