Upper Arley used to be in Staffordshire, but was transferred to Worcestershire in 1895. The parish is unusual in being divided into two unequal parts by the river Severn. Woodeaves (west of the river) was only linked to the rest of the parish by a foot ferry, which was replaced in 1972 by a footbridge.[2]
The manor of Upper Arley had various owners before 1276, when it was bought by Roger de Mortimer in 1276. It passed down his family, who held the title Earl of March until 1448 when Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York sold it. It was bought by William Burley, whose daughter Joan married Thomas Lyttleton, whose descendants (spelling their name Lyttelton) also owned Hagley Hall and became Barons Lyttelton until the death of Thomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton in 1779, when it passed to his sister Lucy and her husband, Arthur Annesley, 8th Viscount Valentia, later Earl of Mountnorris.[3] The manor was held by the Woodward family from 1853 to 1959. Captain Robert Woodward was killed in World War I in 1915. On the death of Sir Chad Woodward, on 2 February 1957, most of the estate was sold off for death duties. His widow continued to retain the rights and duties of the Lord of the Manor.[4]
The village of Upper Arley was an estate village owned in the early 19th century by the Earls of Mountnorris and the heirs, the Viscounts Valentia, from whom the village's second (and now defunct) pub took its name. In the late 20th century, it was owned by the philanthropist and iron & steel tycoon Roger Turner, who bought the estate after selling his family's Staffordshire tubemaking businesses, called the Wellington Steel Tube Co. Ltd. There are a number of subtle references or in-jokes to this legacy on the estate — a large redwood tree of the Wellingtonia variety stands very much out-of-place at the entrance to the manor house of Arley House, as does one by the footbridge across the River Severn in the village; and the estate buildings, be they commercial or residential, are coloured green and cream, the corporate colours of the Wellington companies. By 2000 and the death of Roger Turner, part of his private park was opened to the public as Arley Arboretum. Symbolically, Turner lies buried in the churchyard and next to the gate leading to the Arboretum and Arley House.
Arley Tower, a Grade II listed castellated folly is on Arley Lane close to the river Severn.[5]
Arley Studios was opened up in September 2019 on School Bank, Upper Arley on the site of the old Estate offices and is currently the working studios of Artist in Residence, Sarah Stokes.
^Victoria County History, Worcestershire III (1913), 5-10 Arley manor Date accessed: 13 January 2010.
^Barrie Geens ‘’Arley; A glimpse of the past’’ p12 KRM Publishing, Kidderminster 2010
^. Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Upper Arley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Upper Arley grid reference SO765805 is a village and civil parish near Kidderminster in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire England Historically part of Staffordshire the village had a population of 741 at the 2011 census 1 Arley and Upper ArleyUpper Arley village and the River SevernArley and Upper ArleyLocation within WorcestershireArea17 08 km2 6 59 sq mi Population741 Parish 2011 1 Density43 km2 110 sq mi OS grid referenceSO765805DistrictWyre ForestShire countyWorcestershireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBEWDLEYPostcode districtDY12PoliceWest MerciaFireHereford and WorcesterAmbulanceWest MidlandsList of places UK England Worcestershire 52 25 19 N 2 20 49 W 52 42198 N 2 34699 W 52 42198 2 34699 Coordinates 52 25 19 N 2 20 49 W 52 42198 N 2 34699 W 52 42198 2 34699 Contents 1 Amenities 2 History 3 References 4 External linksAmenities Edit Arley Severn Valley Railway station The Arley railway station on the Severn Valley Railway one of Britain s preserved steam railways has been used in many films and television programmes including the BBC s Oh Doctor Beeching The station was opened in 1862 and closed by British Railways in 1963 It was reopened by the SVR in 1974 The village also has one pub a tearoom and a post office with shop History EditSee also History of Staffordshire and History of Worcestershire Upper Arley used to be in Staffordshire but was transferred to Worcestershire in 1895 The parish is unusual in being divided into two unequal parts by the river Severn Woodeaves west of the river was only linked to the rest of the parish by a foot ferry which was replaced in 1972 by a footbridge 2 The manor of Upper Arley had various owners before 1276 when it was bought by Roger de Mortimer in 1276 It passed down his family who held the title Earl of March until 1448 when Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York sold it It was bought by William Burley whose daughter Joan married Thomas Lyttleton whose descendants spelling their name Lyttelton also owned Hagley Hall and became Barons Lyttelton until the death of Thomas Lyttelton 2nd Baron Lyttelton in 1779 when it passed to his sister Lucy and her husband Arthur Annesley 8th Viscount Valentia later Earl of Mountnorris 3 The manor was held by the Woodward family from 1853 to 1959 Captain Robert Woodward was killed in World War I in 1915 On the death of Sir Chad Woodward on 2 February 1957 most of the estate was sold off for death duties His widow continued to retain the rights and duties of the Lord of the Manor 4 The village of Upper Arley was an estate village owned in the early 19th century by the Earls of Mountnorris and the heirs the Viscounts Valentia from whom the village s second and now defunct pub took its name In the late 20th century it was owned by the philanthropist and iron amp steel tycoon Roger Turner who bought the estate after selling his family s Staffordshire tubemaking businesses called the Wellington Steel Tube Co Ltd There are a number of subtle references or in jokes to this legacy on the estate a large redwood tree of the Wellingtonia variety stands very much out of place at the entrance to the manor house of Arley House as does one by the footbridge across the River Severn in the village and the estate buildings be they commercial or residential are coloured green and cream the corporate colours of the Wellington companies By 2000 and the death of Roger Turner part of his private park was opened to the public as Arley Arboretum Symbolically Turner lies buried in the churchyard and next to the gate leading to the Arboretum and Arley House Arley Tower a Grade II listed castellated folly is on Arley Lane close to the river Severn 5 Arley Studios was opened up in September 2019 on School Bank Upper Arley on the site of the old Estate offices and is currently the working studios of Artist in Residence Sarah Stokes Signage outside Arley StudiosReferences Edit a b UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Upper Arley Parish 1170219613 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 17 March 2018 River Severn tales by Chris Witts Victoria County History Worcestershire III 1913 5 10 Arley manor Date accessed 13 January 2010 Barrie Geens Arley A glimpse of the past p12 KRM Publishing Kidderminster 2010 World s most covetable castles for sale Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 23 June 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Upper Arley Upper Arley Parish website Upper Arley on Genuki Upper Arley on British History Online Arley Arboretum website Upper Arley Conservation Area Severn Valley Railway website Sarah Stokes website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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