Strensham
village in Worcestershire, England, UK
Strensham ( STREN-shəm) is a village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire. In the 2001 census, the civil parish of Strensham had a population of 314 across 127 households. Since 1991, the population has risen 28.7% from 244 residents.
History
The name Strensham derives from the Old English Strengshām or Strengshamm, meaning 'Streng's village/hemmed-in land'.
The Church of St John the Baptist lies in Lower Strensham atop a hill overlooking the River Avon, constructed in the 14th century.
Strensham was once part of the Royal forest of Horewell. The woodlands were mostly removed around the time of the English Civil War.
Geography
The eastern edge of the parish lies on the banks of the River Avon, while the River Severn is 2 miles (3.2 km) to the west. Both rivers converge 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south in the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury.
Nearby villages include Twyning, Bredon, Eckington and Ripple.
“Strensham” enters the record as village in Worcestershire, England, UK. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Strensham, village and Worcestershire can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 18, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3907766. Authority coordinates are 52.053, -2.145. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001 and 1991.
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This entry incorporates text from “Strensham” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.