HIGHLEY

Highley is a large village on the banks of the River Severn in South Shropshire, close to the border with Worcestershire. Although dating from Anglo-Saxon times, it owes its current size largely to the opening of coal mines at the end of the last century. However all mining ceased in 1969 and the mine sites have been turned into the Severn Valley Country Park. Like many mining villages it has a long tradition of sporting excellence, producing a former England international footballer and numerous other professional footballers and cricketers. This continues to the present day; a local football team was, at the time of writing, the holder of the Shropshire Sunday League Cup. The village has also been the home for 50 years of Highley Pens Ltd., a specialist company making high quality calligraphic pens... Whilst Highley is proud of its industrial heritage, most of the village remains farmland and woods; it is set in rolling Shropshire countryside close to the large Wyre Forest. The..

Also known as: Highley Pens, Highley Pens Ltd.

Primary location: United Kingdom