Pensax

Pensax
Pensax Parish Hall
Pensax Pensax shown within Worcestershire
Population	317
OS grid reference	SO723690
Civil parish	Pensax
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORCESTER
Postcode district	WR6
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
List of places UK England Worcestershire

Coordinates: 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]

The name Pensax is a combination of the Celtic word for hill "Penn" and the word for "Saxon" Seax. The close village of Menith Wood also has a Celtic name meaning mountain/hill the same as the Welsh language word "mynydd". This indicates a strong Celtic speaking population having still resided in this area after the Anglo Saxons took over local government. Along with the River Teme nearby which also comes from the Celtic "tamesis" the dark one, the same as the Thames and Tame.

Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Pensax Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.^[5]

For local government purposes Pensax forms part of the district of Malvern Hills.

References

↑ 2001 Worcestershire Census Report
↑ CAMRA website
↑ Church information
↑ Article from the Worcester News, 2002 - 'Pensax Runs Out of Pupils'
↑ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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Settlements in Malvern Hills District

Towns	Malvern Tenbury Wells Upton-upon-Severn

Villages	Abberley Alfrick Pound Alfrick Astley Bank Street Barnards Green Baughton Bayton Berrow Green Berrow Birts Street Birtsmorton Bockleton Bowling Green Bransford Broadheath Broadwas Brockleton Bushley Callow End Castlemorton Clevelode Clifton-upon-Teme Clifton Cotheridge Croome D'Abitot Crowcroft Doddenham Draycott Dunley Dunstall Common Eardiston Earls Croome Eastham Eldersfield Frith Common Frog Pool Great Witley Grimley Guarlford Hallow Hanley Castle Hanley Child Hanley Swan Hanley William Harpley High Green Hill Croome Hillhampton Holdfast Hollybush Holt Fleet Holt Heath Horsham Kempsey Kenswick Kerswell Green Knighton-upon-Teme Knightwick Kyre Leigh Sinton Leigh Lindridge Little Malvern Little Witley Longdon Lower Sapey Lulsley Madresfield Malvern Wells Mamble Martley Newland Newnham Bridge Noutard's Green Oldwood Pendock Pensax Poolbrook Powick Queenhill Ripple Rochford Rushwick Ryall Rye Cross Sankyns Green Severn Stoke Shelsley Walsh Shelsleys Shrawley Stanford-on-Teme Stockton-on-Teme Stoke Bliss Suckley Upper Broadheath Upper Welland Welland West Malvern Wichenford Wyche

Civil parishes	Civil parishes in the Malvern Hills district

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