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For more information about Walking for Health and other walks in your area visit:
www.walkingforhealth.org.uk
Explore Staffordshire’s history at www.staffspasttrack.org.uk
For more information about Staffordshire Libraries please visit:
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/libraries or www.facebook.com/staffordshirelibraries
Brewood History
Brewood, from the Celtic ‘wood on the hill’, has a long and interesting history. The Roman’s knew Brewood, due to its close proximity to Watling Street and the Roman sites at Pennocrucium, a major road junction in Roman Britain. There was an established Saxon settlement before the Norman invasion and Brewood was notable for having two mills listed in Domesday. The Bishops of Lichfield held Brewood for many centuries and a residence, known locally as the Bishop’s Palace was built for them and their guests including Kings of England, who included King John, Henry II and Edward I. Brewood acquired Borough status in the C13th, but this lapsed and although its famous markets continued for centuries these too lapsed in the C19th. Brewood’s history is closely linked with the Giffard’s of nearby Chillington Hall who can be traced back to around 1175. In 1651 it was Charles Gifford who led Charles II to his hiding place at nearby White Ladies Priory. In 1834 the Shropshire Union Canal reached Brewood, but it was the only major impact of the Industrial Revolution thus allowing Brewood to retain its character, still cherished today.
Points of interest on this walk:
Newport Street—Locksmith’s Cottage, The Mansions
St. Mary’s RC Church—designed by Pugin
Telford’s Aqueduct—1832
Broom Hall
Engleton Hall—Site of Roman Villa/ Roman Roads
Brewood Hall/ Sandy Lane/ Market Place
For more information about Brewood’s local history why not visit Brewood Library:
Newport Street Brewood Staffordshire ST19 9DT
(01952) 850087
Brewood Library Local History Walk
A circular walk from Brewood Library
of about 6.5 miles
Free
Bre
wo
od
Lib
rary
Lo
ca
l His
tory
Wa
lk
A c
ircu
lar w
alk
dep
artin
g fro
m B
rew
oo
d L
ibra
ry fo
llow
s fo
otp
ath
s fro
m B
rew
oo
d o
ut to
Shu
tt Gre
en
an
d o
n to
Th
om
as T
elfo
rd’s
a
qu
ed
uct a
t Stre
tton
Wharf. T
he
rou
te th
en
follo
ws th
e S
hro
psh
ire U
nio
n C
an
al to
Bro
om
Ha
ll the
n fo
otp
ath
s to
Hors
eb
roo
k, o
n to
E
ng
leto
n H
all, C
rate
ford
, So
me
rford
an
d b
ack to
Bre
woo
d L
ibra
ry th
rou
gh
the
villa
ge
. T
he
wa
lk in
clu
des s
om
e m
ode
rate
ly b
usy a
nd
qu
iet ro
ads, s
om
etim
es w
ith n
o fo
otp
ath
or p
avem
en
t, so
ple
ase
take
ca
re fo
r traffic
. A
sh
ort w
alk
alo
ng
the
ve
rge
on
the
A5
is re
qu
ired
. Th
is is
a v
ery
bu
sy ro
ad
so
extre
me
ca
re s
hou
ld b
e e
xe
rcis
ed
he
re. T
he
re a
re s
om
e
min
or in
clin
es o
n th
e ro
ute
. Mu
ch
of th
e ro
ute
is w
ell tro
dd
en
an
d th
ere
are
man
y s
tiles. T
ake
care
wh
en
cro
ssin
g fie
lds o
ccu
pie
d b
y
livesto
ck.
Bre
wo
od
Lib
rary
is s
itua
ted
on
Ne
wp
ort S
tree
t; the
re is
free p
ark
ing
in th
e c
ar p
ark
at th
e re
ar o
f the
Lib
rary
for L
ibra
ry u
sers
an
d
furth
er p
ark
ing
in th
e v
illag
e.
Dire
ctio
ns
: F
rom
Bre
wo
od
Lib
rary
turn
righ
t on
to N
ew
po
rt Stre
et a
nd
wa
lk u
p to
Hig
h G
reen
wh
ere
a le
ft sho
uld
be
take
n. C
ross th
e ro
ad
b
y th
e p
ub
and
cro
ss th
e c
ana
l foo
tbrid
ge
.
Tu
rn rig
ht d
ow
n W
harf L
ane
righ
t in fro
nt o
f the
RC
Chu
rch
of S
t Ma
ry’s
. Fo
llow
this
track fo
r a s
ho
rt wh
ile a
nd
the
n fo
rk le
ft o
nto
the
foo
tpa
th w
hic
h s
hou
ld b
e fo
llow
ed
to S
hu
tt Gre
en
. A w
ell m
ark
ed
pa
th p
asses th
roug
h th
e b
arn
co
nvers
ions a
t Sh
utt G
ree
n
an
d e
me
rge
s o
n a
qu
iet la
ne
. Tu
rn rig
ht in
to la
ne
an
d fo
rk le
ft an
d th
en
on
to th
e b
ridle
wa
y.
Fo
llow
the
brid
lew
ay a
cro
ss th
e fie
lds, w
ith B
elv
ide
Reserv
oir o
n y
ou
r left, to
the
A5
. Tu
rn rig
ht o
nto
the
verg
e a
t the
A5
an
d
wa
lk c
are
fully
alo
ng
the
ve
rge, u
nd
er th
e a
que
duct a
nd
the
n a
sce
nd
the
ste
ps to
the
ca
na
l.
Tu
rn le
ft and
follo
w th
e S
taffo
rdsh
ire W
ay a
long
the
tow
pa
th to
Bro
om
ha
ll Brid
ge
. He
re fo
llow
the
foo
tpa
th b
eh
ind
Bro
om
Ha
ll to
Be
ll Vie
w F
arm
. Turn
righ
t on
to H
ors
ebro
ok H
all L
an
e a
nd
follo
w, o
ve
r a c
rossro
ads, p
ast H
ors
ebro
ok H
all o
n th
e le
ft an
d th
en
on
to
a fo
otp
ath
with
a fo
otb
ridg
e, c
ross th
e H
ors
eb
rook o
n th
e rig
ht. C
ross C
ob
ble
rs B
an
k a
nd re
join
the
foo
tpa
th w
hic
h p
asses th
e re
ar o
f H
ors
eb
rook F
arm
.
Tu
rn le
ft and
cro
ss th
e fie
ld to
rejo
in C
obb
lers
Ba
nk. T
urn
righ
t an
d w
alk
up
to Iv
y H
ou
se
La
ne
. Turn
righ
t and
alm
ost
imm
ed
iate
ly le
ft do
wn
En
gle
ton
Mill L
an
e a
nd
follo
w th
e la
ne
un
til a fo
otp
ath
at th
e p
oin
t the
lan
e b
end
s rig
ht. F
ollo
w th
e fo
otp
ath
up
to
En
gle
ton
Ha
ll, cro
ssin
g th
e R
ive
r Pe
nk, a
nd
wa
lk u
p to
Cla
y G
ate
s.
Cro
ss C
lay G
ate
s R
oad
into
Cra
tefo
rd L
ane
an
d fo
llow
un
til a T
-Jun
ctio
n. T
urn
Rig
ht a
nd fo
llow
Som
erfo
rd L
ane
un
til a fo
ot-
pa
th a
pp
ears
on
the
Rig
ht. W
alk
the
foo
tpa
th to
So
me
rford
, cro
ssin
g th
e b
usy F
ou
r Ash
es R
oa
d.
Fo
llow
the
foo
tpa
th s
igns o
ve
r a fo
otb
ridge
and
be
twe
en
som
e b
uild
ings b
efo
re c
rossin
g a
field
wh
ich
em
erg
es a
t Tin
ke
rs
La
ne
. Walk
brie
fly u
p T
inkers
La
ne
to a
foo
tpa
th o
n th
e rig
ht.
Cro
ss th
e fie
lds a
nd
retu
rn to
Bre
wo
od
, even
tua
lly e
merg
ing
by B
rew
oo
d H
all a
nd
Sa
nd
y L
an
e. W
alk
up
Sa
nd
y L
an
e a
nd
a
cro
ss M
ark
et P
lace
on
yo
ur re
turn
to B
rew
oo
d L
ibra
ry.
