Shrawley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.

[2] Following the Norman conquest of England, what is now known as Shrawley was part of the lower division of the Doddingtree Hundred.

[4] In 1645 the number of Civil War deserters increased rapidly and Shrawley Wood was said to swarm with bandits and refugees.

[5] Close to the River Severn within Shrawley Woods are the remains of Oliver Mount, a former castle.

[8] The site was selected because it is a large tract of ancient woodland almost completely dominated by coppiced Small-leaved Lime.

"...This type of woodland is a feature of eastern England and its occurrence here is unusual in the West Midlands.

[10] It has 14th- and 15th-century windows and crenellated parapets, 16th-century south porch, 17th-century tower and 19th-century work throughout show continuous development of the building.

[15] Immediately on the left inside the church is a Norman font with trumpet scallop carving and an elaborate 17th century wooden conical cover.

It is now mounted by a horizontal sundial made by Samuel Thorp in 1819 and inscribed, "Ab Hoc Momento pendet Aeternitas.