A civil parish in the Malvern Hills District near Tenbury Wells, in the county of Worcestershire, England, Rochford is 18 miles (29 km) NW of Worcester.

The chapelry of Rochford was an exclave of Herefordshire, part of the hundred of Wolphy.

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rochford as follows:ROCHFORD, a parish, with a village, in Tenbury district, Worcester; on the river Teme, 2¾ miles E of Tenbury r[ailway].

[3] The Domsday Book (1086) entry for Rochford shows it was part of the Wolfhay Hundred 'It had a population of 19 households (population likely to be 5 times greater), and a total tax assessed of 2.8 geld units'.

by 17 ft. 10 in., south porch, and wood bell-turret at the west end of the nave roof.

Restored in 1864/65 the church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building and gained its status in 1966.

[11][12] 'The church is built of red sandstone ashlar, which has been repaired in places, and the walls of the nave are plastered internally'.

[14] The Old Hall is a grade II listed building on Rhyse Lane, gaining its status on 6 October 1952.

[16] Rochford population ranged from 0 – 94 years of age, (2011 census) with ages evenly spread throughout the range, causing roughly equal numbers of both older and younger people.

[20] Like many rural villages, Rochford has limited public services close at hand.

65.6% of households have access to two or more cars, as a result of the limited public transport prevision.