The parish of rous lench comprises of two settlements. Guide to rous lench, worcestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. In the domesday book of 1086, rous lench was listed as biscopesleng, belonging to the abbey church of st mary, worcester, and assessed at 7 hides. In 1993 rous lench court and most of the park was acquired by mr peter white, an architect, under whom the house and gardens were restored. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location.
Rous lench village hall, rous lench, worcestershire, united kingdom. There are entries in the domesday book for ab lench and rous lench, both of which were part of the manor of fladbury, and sherriffs lench which was held by. I read the course of french history in preparation for a trip to paris after seeing that it was recommended in rick steves guidebook. Raf honeybourne just south of the village was operational from 1940 until 1947. Rouss family are first recorded at ragley in warwickshire, but in the early 80s they acquired the manor of rous lench, over the border in southeast worcestershire, and this had become their main residence by the sixteenth century. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. This 7 bed freehold detached house is located at rous lench court, rous lench, evesham wr11 4uj. Rous lench, worcestershire genealogy genealogy familysearch. An original article from the meetings of the architectural societies 1899.
Rous lench postcode rous lench, worcestershire uk postcode. These being the village of rous lench and the hamlet of radford. The parish of rous lench comprises two settlements, being the village of rous lench and the hamlet of radford. I first became aware of it through the pictures in ethne clarke and george wrights 1988 book english topiary gardens and thought how utterly amazing it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rous lench village hall is a wonderful venue for community and private events, including theatre productions, dinners.
Rous lench court, abbots morton 893 historic england. Cemeteries in rous lench, worcestershire find a grave. Rous lench is an ancient parish in the county of worcestershire. Aug 20, 2008 author of new links with shakespeare, stanton and snowshill, gloucestershire, the hemmings of alcester and oxford, some notes on the evesham branch of the washbourne family, a vanished palace, the prattinton collections of worcestershire history, the rouses of rous lench, a seventeenth century country gentleman sir francis throckmorton, 164080. In 1928 rous lench was sold to the burn family, owners of a chain of tailors shops, and given, along with a rollsroyce, as a twentyfirst birthday present to thomas burn d c 1985. A short history of rous lench plus historical notes post 1900. The local timezone is named europe london with an utc offset of one hour. Rous lench postcode is a sixcharacter string that forms part of a postal address in worcestershire, england uk.
A copy is in the national portrait gallery, london which also has two photographs of her daughter catherine. The old rectory is a grade ii listed building in rous lench, worcestershire, england. Right hand side of road just before heading up hill by rous lench court do come and partake in some teas and cakes at this most pleasant and social way to wrap up what is perhaps the most eventful weekend in the rous lench annual calendar. The parish registers of worcestershire are a collection of books essentially documenting. Its earliest recorded history reveals that it was a gift by kenred. The parish contains also the hamlet of eadford, and is bounded on the n by radford brook. All of the data was converted as it was originally presented in various published registers and books. It was the last of the local rouse boughtons, sir charles henry rouse boughton, who improved the village with a magnificent gothic school and village hall, plus various cottages. Location, area, boundaries, landform, setting the village of rous lench lies c 10km north of, and equidistant from, pershore and evesham. Moated site immediately east of the church of st peter is a scheduled monument in rous lench, worcestershire, england. Rous lench court lies c 500m southeast of the village, on a minor road from rous lench to church lench which bounds the historic park along its western side. People from history, chinesefrench bilingualchina classic paintings art history books provide a unique experience for children and people of all ages. History in black and white grade ii listed showpiece home.
The parish includes rous lench court, an important 16 th century court house originally occupied by the rous or rouse family. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. John, a parish, in the union of worcester, lower division of the hundred of oswaldslow, worcester and w. Former occupants of the grade ll listed house, the rous family, held the area from 82 to 1721, lending the distinctive prefix to this part of the lenches, named for the local landscape of. With a location and an approximate date, the microfilm number of pertinent corroborating records can often be found on the lds churchs familysearch site. Peters church there are 2 downloadable pdf files approx. History of rous lench, in wychavon and worcestershire map and. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described rous lench like. Rous lench is a heritagelisted farm and homestead located at denman road, muswellbrook in the muswellbrook shire local government area of new south wales, australia. Rous lench court, worcestershire rous lench court is an im. Rous lench court is an important though largely unknown garden which has gone through several phases in its long life and was recently on the brink of dereliction. Rous lench, in a history of the county of worcester. A 1994 reprint of a short history of rous lench by the revd wkw chafy, published 1901, with illustrations by gweendolen m chafy. This history of the revolution from the early days to the start of the directory is no less than fascinating but perhaps too baroque for the younger student.
An article from the meetings of the architectural societies, 1899. We know of 10 airports near rous lench, of which 5 are larger airports. The course of french history is not in the same league as either of those books. An addition to a short history of rous lench by roy gill, covering the period up to 1992. Both books are softbound booklets, both in vg condition. The list refers to original documents so you will need to note the reference number and contact.
Worcestershire marriage transcripts volume 1 download. Charlotte boughton was buried in the parish church of rous lench, worcestershire. It was built because rous lench is the victorian estate village par excellence. These records are a finding aid that help researchers locate an ancestor in a particular time and place in history. Property details for rous lench court rous lench evesham. Rous lench c e primary school admission register 191159 ref. Grant in perpetuity of the manor of lench randulf and the advowson of the church of the same. New home builders in rous lench, evesham find local new. L lench is the author of fairies, dragons and unicorns colouring book 4. Rous lench cp radford road east side church of st peter 30.
I first became aware of it through the pictures in ethne clarke and george wrights 1988 book english topiary gardens and thought how utterly amazing it looked. Lench, rous, a village and a parish in worcestershire. Sunday 29th june from 3 to 5pm, at beech house in rous lench. The village hall management committee maintains this website so that it is the main public source of information about the village hall. Jul 10, 2010 the social house after the smallest building in this worcestershire village, described in the previous post, heres the largest, rou lench court, a house of the 16th and 17th centuries, much altered in the 19th century by charles henry rouse boughton and his successor as lord of the manor william kyle westwood chafy chafy. The villages are steeped in history, far too little is written down. Honeybourne is a village and civil parish about 5 miles 8 km east of evesham in worcestershire, england. There is a local book written by dr chafy called the history of rous lench. Rous lench court in worcestershire emerges in the quickening winter market as a showpiece instruction for the oxford and london offices of cluttons. A portrait of lady rouseboughton, painted by henry collen and engraved by john cochran, was published in the court magazine in july 1834. History of rous lench, in wychavon and worcestershire.
Four generations later, in 1546, his brothers greatgreatgrandson also called john rous, bought the manor of ab lench. Robert rous was brother and heir of the younger john, but the manor of rous lench seems to have passed to henry, a younger brother. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. Like dutch postcodes, rous lench worcestershire postcodes are alphanumeric. The parish of rous lench or rouse lench, comprising the village of rous lench and the hamlet of radford, is a rural parish of just over 100 homes situated to the northwest of church lench village website. Mar 19, 2019 citizens by simon schama this book is a standout among all history books, not just those about french history. Sir thomas rous created baronet 1641, who inherited in 1645, was a friend of the puritan divine richard baxter whose visit to rous lench has long been commemorated by a tree. Browse new home builders near you, read profiles and contact them by inviting them to quote. John rous, history of the kings of england the british library. The ancient parish of church lench appears in the domesday book of 1086. Jul 06, 2010 it was built because rous lench is the victorian estate village par excellence. Rous lench saint peter churchyard, rous lench, worcestershire, england, united kingdom. Browse profiles, work history, and feedback, then choose who you wish to share your details with. Rous lench lies some six miles to the north of evesham and has a history that can be traced back to saxon times.
It is said to have been a chapel of ease to the mother church, originally at wick, and to have been made the parish church in 71. A detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious houses. Robert ate brugge and john asselyn, chaplains feoffees to john le rous of ragley warwickshire, his heir and assigns. The worcestershire and dudley historic churches trust awards grants toward the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeeep or beautification of any christian church within the geographical area of the diocese of worcester in the county of worcestershire. Worcestershire, england, extracted church of england parish. The village stands 2 miles w of the boundary with warwickshire, 8 sw by w of alcester, and 7 nnw of evesham. A searchable transcript of the baptism registers of rous lench. Church of st peter, rous lench 1081652 historic england.
The hall is a registered charity in the uk, registration number 523185. The author, an economic historian, provides a macrolevel view that is clearly intended for a french audience this version is an english translation, and this did not really meet the needs of someone like myself, with a limited knowledge of french history. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. The chancel and south doorway are norman, and the other portions are in the. Both rous lench and church lench have excellent churches which boast of norman and saxon origins. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the rous lench saint peter churchyard, rous lench, worcestershire, england, united kingdom billiongraves cemetery and images. Additionally these cookies are used for advertising tailored to you, both on and off our site. Dr chafychafy had also purchased the other half of sheriffs lench in 1873, so the acquisition of the rous family lands in 1876 mentioned that dr chafychafy was the lord of the manor of all of the lenches except atch lench which was in the possession of the bomford family from the late 18th century onwards having previously been owned by the. This is a lightweight book, meaning that it is not heavy reading in spite of dealing with weighty topics like the architecture and urban history of paris, the politics of the wars of religion, and the st. Full details of these books are on the bibliography and sources page. The church is a very old stone building, containing nave and chancel. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Rous lench, worcestershire genealogy heraldry and history. Dec 16, 2018 rouse lench is a small village and parish, about 7 miles from evesham, 6.
Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for rous lench. Rous lench collection abebooks shop for books, art. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings. Worcester st john the baptist, worcestershire genealogy. This website is managed by the members of the management committee of rous lench village hall, all of whom are unpaid volunteers. Nave, chancel, north aisle all c12, much restored, north chapel by preedy. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries.
As a result, it has been possible to scan this fivepage pedigree and post it on the web, for the benefit of anyone interested in temple family history. Worcestershire, england, extracted church of england. Home upcoming events hall calendar hall hire payments support us about us find us archive. The rous dynasty continued to be principal landowners, owning rous lench, radford, ab lench, and parts of church lench until 1876, when the last of the line, sir charles henry rouseboughton, sold his lands to dr william. Home about us rous lench history of rous lench history of rous lench parish the parish of rous lench or rouse lench, comprising the village of rous lench and the hamlet of radford, is a rural parish of just over 100 homes situated to the northwest of church lench. The sunny and dry weather will continue through the next few days under the influence of high pressure, although it will be. A bit dry, but thorough, and it covered the earliest times until just before 1917.
Rous lench village hall is a wonderful venue for special events and gettogethers. Cemeteries in rous lench, worcestershire, a find a grave. Rous lench was held by the rous family, and then the rouse boughtons, from 82 to 1876. How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and fortysix different kinds of cheese. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. Moated site immediately east of the church of st peter, rous.
Find local new home builders in rous lench, evesham. Rous lench is a village and civil parish in wychavon, worcestershire, england. It was added to the new south wales state heritage register on 2 april 1999. In around 1480, he began work on historia regum angliae history of the kings of england, a general history of england intended to give edward iv information about kings and high ranking clergy who might be. John rous purchased the manor of lench in 812, and it descended in that family for 350 years. The records of schools and other educational establishments in this parish are detailed in a handlist available at worcestershire archives. The latest village hall news and reminders of our next and upcoming village hall events are summarised below, please follow the links for more detail. This page provides an overview of 3d rous lench maps in the maphill world atlas.
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