Rushwick
| Rushwick | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Rushwick Village Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO824531 |
| Location: | 52°10’33"N, 2°15’27"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Worcester |
| Postcode: | WR2 |
| Dialling code: | 01905 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Rushwick is a village in Worcestershire, to the west of Worcester, The parish includes the village itself and such hamlets as Broadmore Green, Crown East, and Upper Wick.
The River Teme runs along the south edge of the village forms and the Worcester to Hereford railway line passes through the village.
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 1,155.
The village has been bypasses by the Western By-pass, reducing through traffic, making it much quieter compared with previous times. It has one pub inside the village, and one on the outskirts.
Church
The parish church, dedicated to St Thomas, was originally built as a private chapel in the 1840s, but was rebuilt on the main Bromyard road, in the village of Crown East, in 1876.[1] It is a grade II listed building.[2]
Sport
- Cricket: Rushwick Cricket Club[3]
References
- ↑ "St Thomas" (in en). https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18619/.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1301020: Church of St Thomas (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Rushwick CC". https://rushwick.play-cricket.com/home.