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Holyhead Road, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3AP

This is where the private farm road (and bridleway) from Wrottesley Lodge continues into the village (A464 Holyhead Road) with a mobile homes park on the left and a small modern business park off to the right. Also off to the right is the bridleway south-east to The Bradshaws. It continues off to the left to Holyhead Road, unsurfaced and more overgrown.

Unfortunately, someone had parked a Land Rover across part of it, so I struggled to get the whole thing in. This is pretty much the opposite view to that in Image

Although the private farm roads have good surfaces here, they are also public bridleways approaching Kingswood from the former Wrottesley estate. There is a small mobile homes park off to the left, and a modern "business park" ahead and on the right. The bridleway behind the camera leads to Wrottesley Lodge Farm. The one leading off to the right goes towards The Bradshaws and Wrottesley Hall.

The view of the paths junction at Kingswood Caravan Park.

The rather overgrown bridleway off to the left leads to the A464 Holyhead Road. Off to the right and better maintained, it leads south-eastwards towards The Bradshaws and Wrottesley Hall. Back and off to the left is the private farm road (also bridleway) to Wrottesley Lodge.

Most nearby fields are covered with wheat and barley (some oats, potatoes and rape). Crops are ready early this year because of extended warm (sometimes very hot) and dry weather.

Two bridleways cross the former Wrottesley estate, then cross each other here. Back and left to Wrottesley Lodge and Wrottesley Old Park. Forward and left to the A464 Shifnal Road. Back and right to The Bradshaws and Wrottesley Park. Forward and right to the A464 Shifnal Road. The Wrottesley Estate in Staffordshire existed from the 13th century but was sold off to its tenants in 1963. Wrottesley Park and Wrottesley Old Park remain as marked areas on many maps. Most of the land is used for wheat and barley with some oats, rape and potatoes. There are several small plantations of trees, and a larger one away to the west in (Patshull) High Park. Not all the farm roads and tracks in these parks have a public right of way.

Looking west-north-west towards the A464 Shifnal Road, and seen from the junction with the bridleway from Wrottesley Lodge Farm. Victorian maps label this as Old Road. It appears to have been part of a cul-de-sac leading from Shifnal Road to Simmonds's Wood about 850 metres to the south-east, and presumably to service the old coach house, which is still there.

The houses are by the bridleways near Kingswood Bank Farm.

Looking south-east towards The Bradshaws and Wrottesley Hall. The bridleway is only surfaced as far as The Coach House (recently renovated) about three hundred metres ahead. Victorian maps label this as Old Road, but it only appears to go as far as Simmonds's Wood 900 metres (about 983 yards) ahead.