Rous Lench, Worcestershire
| Rous Lench | |
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Rous Lench Court | |
Rous Lench Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SP01315330 |
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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 |
| UK Parliament | |
Rous Lench is a village and civil parish in Wychavon, Worcestershire, England.
The name Lench derives from the Old English hlenc meaning 'extensive hill slope'. The affix Rous derives from the Rous family who held the village by the 14th century.[1]
Rous Lench Court, a 16th-century timber-framed building formerly the seat of the Rouse baronets, is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
St Peter's Church, Rous Lench is Grade I listed. Dating from the 12th century, the Norman church was enlarged and partly rebuilt by Frederick Preedy between 1884 and 1896.[3]
Rous Lench Village Hall, built in 1885 and deeded to the village in 1947, hosts public events and is available for hire.[4]
References
- ^ "Rous Lench". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Rous Lench Court". Historic England. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "History of St Peter's Church, Rous Lench". Arch Benefice. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "The Lenches: Rous Lench Village Hall". Retrieved 21 October 2019.
External links
- Media related to Rous Lench at Wikimedia Commons