Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CHURCH-LENCH

CHURCH-LENCH, a village and a parish in Evesham district, Worcester. The village stands on the verge of the county, 3½ miles NNE of Fladbury r. station, and 5½ NNW of Evesham. The parish includes also the hamlets of Atch-Lench and Sheriffs-Lench; and its post town is Harrington, under Evesham. Acres, 2, 523. Real property, £3, 405. Pop., 422. Houses, 95. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £400.* Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church is very good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Church Lench CP/AP       Evesham RegD/PLU       Worcestershire AncC
Place: Church Lench

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