Ab Lench

Ab Lench cite web |url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/maps/ab-lench-map.asp |title=Map of Ab Lench on AboutBritain.com |accessdate=2007-12-19 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=AboutBritain.com] is a village in the English county of Worcestershire.cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp;jsessionid=485FBDC7891A73A03D6A9DA18DBA0EFA?u_id=10335360 |title=Relationships / unit history of Ab Lench |accessdate=2007-12-19 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher="A Vision of Britain Through Time" ] It was recorded in the "Domesday Book" of 1086 [cite web |url=http://www.haughton.net/domesdaybookplaces_a.htm |title=The "Domesday Book" Index |accessdate=2007-12-19 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=HAUGHTON Information Centre and "Domesday (Doomsday) Book" Index] . The village lies convert|1|mi|km|sing=on from Church Lench and Rous Lench, convert|2|mi|km from Harvington and convert|4|mi|km from Ragley Hall . It is about fifteen miles (24 km) from Stratford and six miles (10 km) from Evesham.

It was classed as a 'Civil Parish' from 1866 to 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 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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