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Abberley, Worcestershire

Abberley photos

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Abberley maps

Historic maps of Abberley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Abberley maps

Abberley map

Historic map of Abberley

Worcestershire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Worcestershire

Abberley map

Historic Map of any Abberley postcode

Abberley maps
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Abberley books

Displaying 3 of 10 books about Abberley and the local area.   View all Abberley books

Herefordshire Living Memories
Paperback
rrp £14  £11.20

Kidderminster Town and City Memories
Paperback
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Vale of Evesham Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Abberley books
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Memories of Abberley

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Worcestershire memories

My school days begin

Great Witley school is where it all began,we lived at Ockeridge some 5 miles from Great Witley,but soon after my parents moved to the Engine House,situated down witley court drive, and opposite the Hundred pool.
So i left for school that day from Ockeridge and walked to my new home after school,it was a lovely summers day and i was filled... [more]

Shared on 28 January 2008 by Geoffrey Francis.

winter of 1963

I moved to Great Witley in 1954 with my family,we lived at the Engine House,which used to pump the water for Witley Court. I attended Witley school from 1954 to 1960, the headmaster was Mr Wyton,a memorable time for me, living on the farm enjoying the freedom that modern society cannot provide.
The winter of 1963 was a long one,and now... [more]

Shared on 27 January 2008 by Geoffrey Francis.

Childhood

I was born in Worcester and brought up in G Witley until I left in 1976.  I remember the days at the school, cricket and football; the Easter Monday Red Marley Hill climb; walks in the hills and visits to the court; days in the sun; cycle rides, fishing on the court pools; then the return off leave and the nights... [more]

Shared on 19 September 2006 by Bill Dallow.

The Milk Bar, Tenbury Road, Clows Top

The Oxleys.

Deep in the Worcestershire countryside…at the foot of Clows Top hill,
Lies the house called the Oxleys…a once sweet antidote to life’s bitter pill.
The family home of the Keegan’s…where visitors ambled from afar,
Holidaymaker’s or day-trippers en-route …on coaches…motorcycle or in a car.

Long gone is the catering van…selling breakfasts and cream teas,
Well-manicured lawns…and the... [more]

Shared on 01 September 2009 by Stephen Parry.

Church House Farm

Has anyone any memory of this place? I would like to know where it was in Shelsey Walsh. Any info would be gratefully appreciated.

Shared on 15 July 2009

Home to my Huxley ancestors

Many of my 'Huxley' ancestors were 'hatched, matched and dispatched' here. A most beautiful church in a very special place. Well worth a visit.

Shared on 09 March 2007 by Wendy Larmour.

The swing boats ride  on the riverbank

Looking back now I think I must have been terrified when my dad took my sister and I on the swing boats which swung out so far you could see the water of the river underneath you. As you pulled the rope harder the boat would go higher. It was a regular "treat" each Sunday when my dad would take us... [more]

Shared on 21 October 2008 by Kathy Adams Nee Cook.

Wonderful days

I moved to a small new house in Saxon Close in Clifton in 1962 - and have regretted moving away (for work) in 1974 ever since! To me, with Clifton set in the heart of some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain, it then, and for that matter still, epitomises all that is truly English that seems to be long... [more]

Shared on 10 April 2008 by Ted Parry.

Extracts From Abberley & Worcestershire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Abberley, inspired by Frith photos.

Worcestershire Photographic Memories

Abberley Hall is part of an estate dating back to the Norman Conquest, when King William gave it to his supporter Todeni. The present house, seen here, goes back only to 1845. The original family home burnt down in a fierce blaze on Christmas Day 1845.

This is an extract from Worcestershire Photographic Memories.
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Worcestershire Photographic Memories

Abberley Hill and Woodbury Hill rise to about a thousand feet. This 161 feet high clock tower caps the latter, and is known locally as Jones's Folly. The tower was built in the latter half of the 19th century, complete with a carillon of bells designed to play forty-two tunes.

This is an extract from Worcestershire Photographic Memories.
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Worcestershire Photographic Memories

During the reign of Henry IV, the King's army marched around these hills seeking to bring the Welsh patriot Owain Glyndwr to battle. Peaceful Abberley might have become one of the notable battlefields of England and changed the course of history, had not the elusive Glyndwr slipped back across the Welsh Marches.

This is an extract from Worcestershire Photographic Memories.
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