Wichenford is a village and civil parish (with Kenswick

Kenswick, Worcestershire

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) in the Malvern Hills District

Malvern Hills (district)

Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Malvern, and its area covers most of the western half of the county that borders Herefordshire. It was originally formed in 1974 and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1998...

 in the county of Worcestershire

Worcestershire

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, England

England

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. It lies 6 miles to the north-west of the city of Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

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Church

A church or chapel has existed at Wichenford from early times with mention of a chapel in Wichenford, which was attached to the church of St. Helen, Worcester around 1234. Parts of the present church of St. Lawrence date from about 1320.

Shops

Until the mid-1990s Wichenford had both a village shop with Post Office and a village bakery, both now closed down. The two shops were situated at opposite sides of the village green, in the centre of the village. Wichenford also has a pub, the Mason's Arms which is situated on the outskirts of the village boundary, on the road to Martley

Martley

Martley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the English county of Worcestershire. It is approximately nine miles north-west of Worcester. The population of the village is approximately 1200 people...

and is not near the village centre.

Open Gardens

Every two years (the "odd" years) a number of the village's gardens are opened by their owners over a weekend in June. The 2011 event raised £9,500 for local charities. 22 gardens opened.

In the year 2000 the Millennium Green was opened.

Village Hall

Wichenford Memorial Hall stands opposite the church and is used by local societies and for a variety of functions. Its central heating and kitchen facilities were replaced in 2011 and a new bar area was created.