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This walk starts in the little village of Oversley, Which lies just outside the small town of Alcester. The -cester part of the name is from the latin "Castra" and indicates a Roman town or fort. The Al- part of the name I guess comes from the River Alne, as the town is situated on the confluence of that river with the river Arrow.
There is an ancient Anglo-Saxon document called the "Tribal Hideage" It was compiled perhaps during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in order to calculate the amount of tribute payable by the many tribes over which he held sway. One of the tribes is called the "Arosaetne" - or dwellers by the river Arrow. This walk is therefore in the territory of the Arosaetne.
I forgot to put a memory card in my camera again so these are phone pics.
The River Arrow, from the bridge at Oversley.
A farm in Oversley
Oversley. The Post Box has the VR cypher.
Oversley: A thatched house, "The Crossed Guns"
We walk out of the village along Primrose Lane past a couple more thatched houses. I saw a deer grazing in an old orchard but it sidled into the undergrowth when it saw it had company.
This gate leads out onto some open grassland but we go left here.
We go up the hill along this track.
This is a bridle path, as we can see by the droppings.
The path skirts the edge of Oversley Wood.
This bank, on which the bluebells are growing, is still about four feet high and must be the ancient boundary bank of the wood.
View from the corner of the wood.
There is an ancient Anglo-Saxon document called the "Tribal Hideage" It was compiled perhaps during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in order to calculate the amount of tribute payable by the many tribes over which he held sway. One of the tribes is called the "Arosaetne" - or dwellers by the river Arrow. This walk is therefore in the territory of the Arosaetne.
I forgot to put a memory card in my camera again so these are phone pics.
The River Arrow, from the bridge at Oversley.
A farm in Oversley
Oversley. The Post Box has the VR cypher.
Oversley: A thatched house, "The Crossed Guns"
We walk out of the village along Primrose Lane past a couple more thatched houses. I saw a deer grazing in an old orchard but it sidled into the undergrowth when it saw it had company.
This gate leads out onto some open grassland but we go left here.
We go up the hill along this track.
This is a bridle path, as we can see by the droppings.
The path skirts the edge of Oversley Wood.
This bank, on which the bluebells are growing, is still about four feet high and must be the ancient boundary bank of the wood.
View from the corner of the wood.
