Kingsford, Worcestershire

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Kingsford
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Kingsford
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference SO822816
Civil parish
  • Wolverley and Cookley
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KIDDERMINSTER
Postcode district DY11
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
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Worcestershire
52°25′59″N2°15′44″W / 52.43295°N 2.26215°W / 52.43295; -2.26215 Coordinates: 52°25′59″N2°15′44″W / 52.43295°N 2.26215°W / 52.43295; -2.26215

Kingsford is a large hamlet in Worcestershire, England.

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Location

Kingsford is located one mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Wolverley, Worcestershire, to the north of Kidderminster. It is the northernmost settlement in the county, forming part of the border with Staffordshire and is 2 miles southwest of Kinver.

History and amenities

Kingsford was a separate manor from the rest of Wolverley, and was formerly in the hundred of Halfshire, whereas the rest of the parish was in Oswaldslow.

Adjacent to Kingsford is Kingsford Country Park. [1] The park comprises 200 acres (81  ha ) and has many woodland and forest walks named after woodland birds such as the Robin Trail, Nuthatch Trail etc. The Worcestershire Way waymarked long-distance footpath passes through the park. [2] Kinver Edge adjoins the country park on its north.

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Staffordshire County of England

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands County and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west.

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a navigable narrow canal in Staffordshire and Worcestershire in the English Midlands. It is 46 miles (74 km) long, linking the River Severn at Stourport in Worcestershire with the Trent and Mersey Canal at Haywood Junction by Great Haywood.

River Stour, Worcestershire

The Stour is a river flowing through the counties of Worcestershire, the West Midlands and Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. The Stour is a major tributary of the River Severn, and it is about 25 miles (40 km) in length. It has played a considerable part in the economic history of the region.

South Staffordshire Non-metropolitan district in England

South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of the West Midlands county, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south. It contains the towns of Penkridge, Brewood and Codsall which are of moderately size, and many settlements within the district are considered dormitory villages for Cannock, Stafford, Telford, and the West Midlands County.

Ashwood, Staffordshire Human settlement in England

Ashwood is a small area of Staffordshire, England.

Kinver Edge

Kinver Edge is a high heath and woodland escarpment just west of Kinver, about four miles west of Stourbridge, and four miles north of Kidderminster, and is on the border between Worcestershire and Staffordshire, England. It is now owned by the National Trust.

Kinver Human settlement in England

Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England. It is in the far south-west of the county, at the end of the narrow finger of land surrounded by the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. The nearest towns are Stourbridge, West Midlands, Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal passes through, running close to the course of the meandering River Stour. According to the 2011 census Kinver ward had a population of 7,225.

Staffordshire Way

The Staffordshire Way is a long-distance walk in Staffordshire, England. The path links with the Cheshire Gritstone Trail, the Heart of England Way and the North Worcestershire Path.

Severn Way

The Severn Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in the United Kingdom, which follows the course of the River Severn through Mid Wales and western England.

Wolverley Human settlement in England

Wolverley is a village; with nearby Cookley, it forms a civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It is 2 mi north of Kidderminster and lies on the River Stour and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. At the time of the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,096.

Cookley Human settlement in England

Cookley is a village in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the north of Kidderminster, and close to the villages of Kinver and Wolverley. It lies on the River Stour, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in the civil parish of Wolverley and Cookley. At the time of the 2001 census had a population of 2,491.

Caunsall Human settlement in England

Caunsall is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England a few miles to the north of Kidderminster and close to the villages of Kinver, Cookley and Wolverley. It lies on the River Stour, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.

Stourport Ring

The Stourport Ring is a connected series of canals forming a circuit, or canal ring, around Worcestershire, The Black Country and Birmingham in The Midlands, England. The ring is formed from the River Severn, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, the Stourbridge Canal, the Dudley Canals, the Birmingham Canal Navigations and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.

Blakeshall Human settlement in England

Blakeshall is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England. It is one of the ancient townships of the manor of Wolverley, whose extent was similar to that of the modern civil parish of Wolverley & Cookley.

Worcestershire Way UK long-distance path

The Worcestershire Way is a waymarked long-distance trail within the county of Worcestershire, England. It runs 31 miles (50 km) from Bewdley to Great Malvern.

North Worcestershire Path

The North Worcestershire Path is a waymarked long-distance trail within the historic county of Worcestershire in England. It runs 37 miles (60 km) from Bewdley to Major's Green, Birmingham.

Highgate Common

Highgate Common is a Staffordshire Wildlife Trust reserve containing a mix of heathland and woodland. It is about 129 hectares or 320 acres in size. The common is a popular leisure destination and a Site of Special Scientific Interest, located in Southern Staffordshire, England.

Kingsford Country Park

Kingsford Country Park, officially Kingsford Forest Park, was in Worcestershire, England, U.K. and managed by Worcestershire County Council. It adjoined Kinver Edge, Staffordshire, a National Trust property, to which it was connected by multiple paths. Part of the country park was formerly known as Blakeshall Common.

Kinver Forest was a Royal Forest, mainly in Staffordshire.

Castle Hill, Wolverley

Castle Hill or Baron Hill is about a mile from the hamlet of Kingsford in the civil parish of Wolverley and Cookley, Worcestershire.

References

  1. Fascione, Mat. "Kingsford Forest Park". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  2. Halling, Philip. "The meeting of the Staffordshire Way and..." Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 5 March 2008.