Rock, Worcestershire

Rock
The Rock Cross Inn, Rock
Rock is located in Worcestershire
Rock
Rock
Location within Worcestershire
Population2,366 
OS grid referenceSO735712
Civil parish
  • Rock
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIDDERMINSTER
Postcode districtDY14
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°20′19″N 2°23′22″W / 52.338748°N 2.389441°W / 52.338748; -2.389441
St Peter and St Paul's church, Rock

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.[1]

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.[2]

The Church of St Peter and St Paul contains a number of Herefordshire School Romanesque carvings.[3] 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.

  1. ^ Census 2001
  2. ^ Geograph (erroneously described)
  3. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (1999) The Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculpture Logaston Press