Wolverley
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Wolverley is a village; with nearby Cookley, it forms a civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It is 2 miles north of Kidderminster and lies on the River Stour and the St
Wolverley village
Lea Castle, Wolverley, postcard photograph c.1900. Built after 1809 by John Knight I, ironmaster. Sold by his son John Knight II (1765–1850) in about 1818 to finance his purchase of Exmoor Forest, Somerset. Demolished c.1945 except for the gatehouse, which still stands. A series of watercolours c.1816 of the interiors of Lea Castle, attributed to the painter John Carter (1748–1817), is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Elisha Whittelsey Collection, no. 56.601(4).
The sign next to the entrance says "Wolverley Pound, formerly used for impounding animals found straying until ransomed by their owners".
The Court House a private residence.
Wyre Forest District
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Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Wyre Forest. The largest town is Kidderminster, where the council is based. The distric
Wolverley
…Wolverley is a village; with nearby Cookley (1 mi northeast), it forms a civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It is 2 miles north of Kidderminster and lies on the River Stour and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. At the…
Kidderminster, the district's largest town and administrative centre
New council offices at Wyre Forest House, Finepoint Way, Kidderminster geograph.org.uk 3188289
Stourport Civic Centre, New Street, Stourport-on-Severn: Council's headquarters until 2012.
Stourport-on-Severn, the second-largest settlement in the district.