Hampton in Arden is a village and civil parish located in the Forest of Arden in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands of England. Hampton in Arden was part of Warwickshire until the 1974 boundary changes. It lies within the Meriden Gap which is an area of countryside between Solihull and Coventry.
Hampton in Arden, High Street
St. Mary and St. Bartholomew
The Font
Heart Shrine and Priests door
The Forest of Arden is a former forest and culturally defined area located in the English West Midlands, that in antiquity and into the Early Modern Period included much of Warwickshire, and parts of Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire. It is associated with William Shakespeare as a territory of his youth, and the setting of some of his drama.
William Shakespeare was familiar with The Forest of Arden and set drama there, most notably As You Like It.
Marie Davey as Rosalind in As You Like It 2017
John Collier - In the Forest of Arden
Remains of Wayside Cross Marking South Western Corner of The Forest of Arden