Rock, Worcestershire
| Rock | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
| File:The Rock Cross Inn - geograph.org.uk - 937551.jpg The Rock Cross Inn, Rock | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO735712 |
| Location: | 52°20’19"N, 2°23’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,366 |
| Post town: | Kidderminster |
| Postcode: | DY14 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wyre Forest |
Rock is a village and parish in the Doddingtree hundred of Worcestershire, which lies south-west of Bewdley. It had a population of 2,366 in 2001.[1] It is a geographically large civil parish, including various settlements including Far Forest.
A grammar school was established in King Edward VI's reign. The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre provides secondary education for pupils from the area.
The church contains a number of Herefordshire School Romanesque carvings.[2] The local church has a major congregation, and the village hall always has local events taking place from weddings to the Rock Show.
There is a moated site, and earthworks showing remains of a mediæval village, near the church.
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.[3]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Rock, Worcestershire) |
- ↑ Census 2001
- ↑ Thurlby, Malcolm (1999) The Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculpture Logaston Press
- ↑ Geograph (erroneously described)
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