Minworth and Curdworth both originated in the 6th or 7th centuries, being established by Angle settlers, and are historically associated with the Arden family (William Shakespeare's maternal relations).

[4] When excavations were undertaken for Minworth sewage works, evidence of the Pleistocene period was found here, including the fossilised bones of a mammoth which walked this way one million years ago.

The mound is formed from a collection of heat-shattered stones which must have taken many years to accumulate, suggesting a long period of settlement.

It is thought that they may represent some form of sauna, and possibly served a religious function, but solid evidence is not forthcoming.

Broken pottery was usually thrown onto the farm's dung heap and later scattered onto the fields with the manure; clear evidence that a settlement was not far from the present Hamlet of Wiggins Hill.

The manor had 5 acres of meadow presumably along the north bank of the River Tame and a small amount of woodland, half a league long by three furlongs wide.

See Acknowledgements before the Norman Conquest an Anglo-Saxon, Godric had held the manor from Thorkell, Lord of Warwick, and he continued to hold it thereafter.

By the middle of the 18th century the mill was also taking advantage of Birmingham's successful armaments trade and was engaged in boring gun barrels.

All traces of the mill are now gone, obliterated by a late 20th-century industrial estate which stands on the site half a mile west of Water Orton Bridge.

Another plan to develop an 11-acre patch of land into a canal-side marina also met with disapproval from residents, who did not want the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal to become a busy area.

The board of education threatened to withdraw financial support from the school unless new premises were found, and a permanent village schoolroom became a priority.

With the growing success of Emma Hughes' infant department the necessity for a new school to accommodate the older village children became essential.

Minworth STW Severn Trent’s largest sewage treatment plant, serving a population equivalent of 1.75 million.

Through our early delivery Severn Trent enjoyed increased revenue from exporting gas on 13 June 2018, 4 weeks ahead of schedule, netting them a further £200k.