Rock, Worcestershire

{{other uses of|Rock}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.338748|-2.389441|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Rock

| population = 2366

| static_image_name = The Rock Cross Inn - geograph.org.uk - 937551.jpg

| static_image_width = 250px

| static_image_caption = The Rock Cross Inn, Rock

| shire_district = Wyre Forest

| shire_county = Worcestershire

| region = West Midlands

| civil_parish = Rock

| constituency_westminster =

| postcode_district = DY14

| postcode_area = DY

| post_town = KIDDERMINSTER

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SO735712

| london_distance =

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File:St Peter and St Paul's church, Rock, Worcestershire.jpg

Rock is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, which lies south-west of Bewdley. It had a population of 2,366 in 2001.[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790558 Census 2001]

In the parish is Fingerpost, the junction of the A456 and A4117 roads. The parish council erected a large commemorative stone near the junction for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3240535 Geograph] (erroneously described)

The Church of St Peter and St Paul contains a number of Herefordshire School Romanesque carvings.Thurlby, Malcolm (1999) The Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculpture Logaston Press The local church has a major congregation, and the village hall always has local events taking place from wedding functions to the Rock Show.

The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre provides secondary education for pupils from the area.