Pensax

Pensax
Pensax Parish Hall
Pensax is located in Worcestershire
Pensax
Pensax
Location within Worcestershire
Population317 
OS grid referenceSO723690
Civil parish
  • Pensax
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORCESTER
Postcode districtWR6
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°19′06″N 2°24′28″W / 52.31840°N 2.40779°W / 52.31840; -2.40779

Pensax is a village and civil parish of northwest Worcestershire in England, incorporating the hamlet of Menithwood to the west of Pensax Common. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 317.[1]

Pensax borders the parishes of Stockton-on-Teme, Abberley, Rock and Lindridge. It is home to a multiple CAMRA award-winning pub, 'The Bell', which won 'West Midlands Pub of The Year' in 2007.[2] Besides The Bell, Pensax is home to a parish church (dedicated to St. James the Great) built 1832 [3] and a small village hall. A local primary school, Pensax Church of England school, closed in 2003.[4]

  1. ^ 2001 Worcestershire Census Report
  2. ^ CAMRA website Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Church information
  4. ^ Article from the Worcester News, 2002 - 'Pensax Runs Out of Pupils'