Towns & cities · West Midlands
Rock
Rock — village in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bewdley · 7.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Rock is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,366 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.3387°, -2.3894°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rock is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, which lies south-west of Bewdley. It had a population of 2,366 in 2001. 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. The Church of St Peter and St Paul contains a number of Herefordshire School Romanesque carvings. The local church has a major congregation, and the village hall always has local events taking place from wedding functions to the Rock Show. The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre provides secondary education for pupils from the area.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The name Rock derives from the Old English āc meaning 'oak'. Rock was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred. It is a geographically large civil parish, embracing various settlements including Far Forest. There is a moated site, and earthworks showing remains of a medieval village, near the church. A grammar school was established in King Edward VI's reign. Mary Whitehouse, the TV/radio clean-up campaigner and founder of Mediawatch UK, was reportedly living at Triangle Farm farmhouse in Rock just before moving to Essex in 1975.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3387, -2.3894
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wyre Forest
- Parish
- Rock
- Postcode
- DY14 9SD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Population
- 2,366
- Nearest railway station
- Bewdley — 7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1851974 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rock, Worcestershire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Rock Cross Inn - geograph.org.uk - 937551.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rock?
- Rock is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DY14 9SD), in the parish of Rock.
- Is Rock a protected site?
- Yes — Rock is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Rock free to visit?
- Yes, Rock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rock?
- The nearest railway station is Bewdley, about 7.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DY14 9SD.