Towns & cities · West Midlands
Martley
Martley — village in Worcestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Martley is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,171 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Worcestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.2386°, -2.3678°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Martley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the English county of Worcestershire. It is approximately nine miles north-west of Worcester. The population of the village is approximately 1,200 people. The mixed farming of the area includes arable, formerly cherry, apple, damson orchards and hopyards. It is a popular village for retired people and professionals working in the city and surrounding towns, and has a large secondary school to which around 700 pupils are bussed daily from the surrounding area. It has a sports hall with rock climbing wall and a gym within the grounds of the school can be used by the public out of school times.
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Background
History
Berrow Hill, an Iron Age hillfort, is one of several in the area, which hosts a beacon. The name Martley derives from the Old English mearðlēah meaning 'marten wood/clearing'. Martley was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred. Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Martley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union. A lane leads south from the village to the church which stands close to a spring known as St Peters Well, suggesting a pre-Christian origin for the site. The red sandstone parish church of St Peter is Norman in origin. Its peal of six bells, cast locally in 1673 by the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2386, -2.3678
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Malvern Hills
- Parish
- Martley
- Postcode
- WR6 6BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Population
- 1,171
Sources
- wikidata: Q1863653 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Martley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Crown - geograph.org.uk - 989320.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Martley?
- Martley is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR6 6BJ), in the parish of Martley.
- Is Martley a protected site?
- Yes — Martley is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Martley free to visit?
- Yes, Martley is free to enter.
- How do I get to Martley?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WR6 6BJ. It sits within the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency.