Iverley Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Iverley
Static Image:The_Crown_at_Iverley_-_geograph.org.uk_-_387842.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Crown
Shire District:South Staffordshire
Region:West Midlands
Shire County:Staffordshire
Constituency Westminster:South Staffordshire
Post Town:STOURBRIDGE
Postcode District:DY8
Postcode Area:DY
Dial Code:01562

Iverley is an area of the parish of Kinver in Staffordshire that has no road link to the rest of the parish. It is notable as being the most southerly point in Staffordshire.

Iverley lies in a corner of Staffordshire, with Churchill, Worcestershire to the south and Norton, Stourbridge, Pedmore, and Hagley to the east. The eastern boundary is approximately the Roman road from Droitwich to Greensforge.

History

Iverley Hay was one of three hays (enclosed hunting areas) in Kinver Forest. It had 1560 trees in 1509.[1] John Whorwood of Stourton obtained a lease from the crown in 1629, and presumably subsequently bought the freehold. It was included in Wortley Whorwood's sale of the manor of Kinver Thomas Foley, who settled it on his son Philip Foley. Philip granted a series of 200-year leases to men who would enclose what had become heathland and build farmhouses, the final such lease of what became Sugarloaf Farm being in 1712.[2]

Despite its proximity to Stourbridge, Iverley remains an extremely rural area, where very little development has taken place. The area includes Stourbridge Tennis and Squash Club on Sugarloaf Lane.[3]

References

52.431°N -2.173°W

Notes and References

  1. Victoria County History, Staffordshire, XX, 142.
  2. Victoria County History, Staffordshire, XX, 139.
  3. http://www.stourbridge-tennis-squash.co.uk/ website