Ab Lench
Ab Lench Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SP022502
• London	90 mi (140 km) SE
Civil parish	South Lenches
District	Wychavon
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EVESHAM
Postcode district	WR11
Dialling code	01386
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Redditch
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°09′00″N 1°58′00″W / 52.15°N 1.966667°W / 52.15; -1.966667

Ab Lench ^[1] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of South Lenches, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England.^[2] The village lies 1 mile (1.6 km) from Church Lench and Rous Lench, 2 miles (3 km) from Harvington and 4 miles (6.4 km) from Ragley Hall.^[1] It is about 15 miles (24 km) from Stratford and 6 miles (10 km) from Evesham.

History

Ab Lench was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.^[3]

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 884 acres (3.58 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.^[2] 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.