Ab Lench
{{Short description|Village in Worcestershire, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.15|-1.966667|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Ab Lench
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| static_image_name = Ab Lench Worcestershire.jpg
| static_image_width = 250
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| shire_district = Wychavon
| shire_county = Worcestershire
| region = West Midlands
| civil_parish = South Lenches
| constituency_westminster = Redditch
| postcode_district = WR11
| postcode_area = WR
| post_town = EVESHAM
| dial_code = 01386
| os_grid_reference = SP022502
| london_distance_mi = 90
| london_direction = SE
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Ab Lench {{cite web |url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/maps/ab-lench-map.asp |title=Map of Ab Lench on AboutBritain.com |access-date=19 December 2007 |publisher=AboutBritain.com}} is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of South Lenches, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp;jsessionid=485FBDC7891A73A03D6A9DA18DBA0EFA?u_id=10335360 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224085745/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp;jsessionid=485FBDC7891A73A03D6A9DA18DBA0EFA?u_id=10335360 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 December 2012 |title=Relationships / unit history of Ab Lench |access-date=19 December 2007 |publisher=A Vision of Britain Through Time }} The village lies {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} from Church Lench and Rous Lench, {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} from Harvington and {{convert|4|mi|km}} from Ragley Hall. It is about {{convert|15|mi|km|0}} from Stratford and {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} from Evesham.
History
{{see also|History of Worcestershire}}
Ab Lench was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.{{cite web|url=http://www.haughton.net/domesdaybookplaces_a.htm |title=The Domesday Book Index |access-date=19 December 2007 |publisher=HAUGHTON Information Centre and Domesday (Doomsday) Book Index |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928030248/http://www.haughton.net/domesdaybookplaces_a.htm |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}
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 {{convert|884|acre|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. 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.
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Category:Villages in Worcestershire
Category:Former civil parishes in Worcestershire
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