Introduction
There was a medieval wood or park at Highley in the 14th century, but today no certain location may be proposed.
Today, it is unclear where the boundaries of the park lay. The economy of the area was revolutionised in the 19th Century with the expansion of coal-mining, and the landscape was much changed as a result.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Directions
- History
Highley has an entry in the Domesday Book (1086), when it was a small rural community. Later in the medieval period, it became an important source of building stone, and its quarries fed the construction of Worcester cathedral.
The wood or park of Highley was mentioned in 1360. 19th-century field names show woodland once stood in several parts of the parish.
Period
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
- Features & Designations
Style
Medieval Garden
- Key Information
Type
Park
Period
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
Survival
Lost
Civil Parish
Highley
- References
References
- Highley Field Name Map, 19th-century Highley Field Name Map, 19th-century
- {Calendar of the Patent Rolls. Calendar of the Patent Rolls