Church Lench
Church Lench | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | EVESHAM | |
Postcode district | WR11 | |
Police | West Mercia | |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
Church Lench is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of South Lenches, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England, approximately 5.5 miles due north of Evesham and 13 miles due west of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the largest of the surrounding Lenches, accommodating the Lenches Sports Club, the Lenches Members' Club, Church Lench First School, Church Lench preschool and the Church Lench Village Hall.
Origin of Lench
The name 'Lench', shared by five local villages, comes from an
Parish
The
On 1 April 1933 part of the parish of Ab Lench was merged with Church Lench,[1] on 18 December 2012 the merged parish was renamed from "Church Lench" to "South Lenches".[2] In 1931 the parish of Church Lench (prior to the merge) had a population of 366.[3]
There is still evidence of medieval furrows in the farmland surrounding the parish church.
References
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Bulletin of change to local authority arrangements, areas and names in England" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Population statistics Church Lench AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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