- Wilden, Worcestershire
infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude= 52.35029
longitude=-2.25834
official_name =Wilden
population =
shire_district=
shire_county =Worcestershire
region= West Midlands
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post_town= STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN
postcode_district = DY13
postcode_area=DY
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os_grid_reference= SO825725Wilden is a small village about 1 mile north east of
Stourport-on-Severn ,Worcestershire . It was originally part of the parish ofHartlebury , but became a separate parish in the late 19th century, before becoming part of Stourport.It is in the Stour valley and both the River Stour and the
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal pass through the parish before joining the River Severn at Stourport. There are the remains of a lock at Pratt's Wharf (miss-named Platt's Wharf by theOrdnance Survey ) on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, connecting the canal with the river. This enabled canal barges to use the River Stour to deliver timber to a steam saw-mill in Wilden. Later it was used to transport coal and iron to the Wilden Works. The wharf was built by Isaac Pratt from Henwick, Worcester in 1835. He is described as a businessman and a merchant. There were two houses at Pratt's Wharf, one occupied by a lock keeper and the other by a clerk. The link was closed c1950. [Stourport-on-Severn Civic Society. Newsletter No 41. June 2005. ]In the 17th century there were
slitting mill s on the River Stour near to the site of present church. Eventually, these mills came into the ownership of the Wilden Iron and Tin Plate Company and the Baldwin family.References
External links
* [http://www.canaljunction.com/canal/staffs_worcs.htm S&W Canal]
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