Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses, National Trust in Shropshire

Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses is now owned by the National Trust, about four miles from Stourbridge. The Rock Houses last occupied in the 1960s. Natioanl Trust got land from 1917-2018.


Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses is now owned by the National Trust. Kinver Edge is about four miles from Stourbridge, and is on the border of Staffordshire and Worcestershire. The Rock Houses were last inhabited in the 1960s. One of them is the Holy Austin Rock House, was a heritage until the Reformation. There is also a network of caves here, including Nanny's Rock and Vale's Rock. The National Trust first gained part of Kinver Edge in 1917, later gained more of it between 1964 and 1980. In 2014, Worcestershire County Council transferred Kingsford Forst Park to the National Trust. The transfer was completed by 2018.

Kinver Edge Rock HousesKinver Edge and the Rock Houses. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Holy Austin Rock Houses

Kinver EdgeKinver Edge and the Rock Houses. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Caves

Kinver EdgeKinver Edge and the Rock Houses. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Toposcope

Kinver EdgeKinver Edge and the Rock Houses. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Official website

Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses

Project dates

07 Jun 2024 - On-going

Passions

History & heritage, Environment & green action, Green open spaces
Classic Architecture

Contact

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Jonathan Bostock

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