[4] The village of Trysull lies almost entirely within the shallow valley of the Smestow Brook, flanked either side by low sandstone ridges running north-south.

The Smestow itself created neither of these features: it simply flows through a landscape opened up by glaciation in the last Ice Age.

A thin mantle of glacial drift covers the bedrock and consists of patches of clay, silt and pebble beds.

[2] No archaeological evidence of pre-Saxon permanent occupation has been discovered although remains of Roman origin are found only 3 miles downstrean at Greensforge and Ashwood.

The value was and is now 30 shillings.Following the Norman Conquest the two estates were held "in captive" by William Fitz Ansculf and subsequently tenanted by local families.

The estate was bought by Sir Hugh Wrottesley in 1633, the ownership passed slowly into other hands, the last portion being sold in 1929.

Others, like Trysull Holloway, have been built over and are in modern-day use, but both their curving routes and some historic (possibly mediaeval) stone walling systems indicate ancient origins.

[9] The Local Government Act 1888 gave responsibility for maintaining main roads to the Staffordshire County Council.

1, at or near the termination of that railway, as before described, and terminating in the parish of Trysull, in the county of Stafford, at a point in the centre of the public highway leading from the Dudley and New Inn turnpike road at Smestow toll gate to Seisdon, situate 135 yards or thereabouts from the tollhouse at the said tollgate, measuring in a northerly direction along the said highway.No.

[4] The architectural character of the historic centre of the village was significantly influenced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by the activities and benefaction of Benjamin Howard Mander, who bought the Manor House in 1894 and lived there until his death in 1912.

The family were noted non-conformists, major philanthropists and local benefactors, and were regarded by their contemporaries as being progressive and public spirited.

Immediately after his purchase of Trysull Manor House in 1894, Howard Mander commenced its remodelling, transforming it into an exemplar for the Arts and Crafts movement.

[4] The two 11th-century hamlets grew slowly; until prior to 1914 the parish was self-contained with a parish church, church hall, public houses, shops, a bakery, two post offices, two corn mills, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, boot and shoe makers, friendly societies, a sprinkling of professional people and a few "gentry".

After consideration and consultation a revised village Conservation Area, with its own detailed Management Plan and Appraisal was published.

Both hamlets have strong historic and administrative links with their neighbour and are joined to them by a specially designated Buffer Zone.

[13] Above the round tower arch at the west end of the nave area are The Royal Arms Of George III.

Following the Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660 it was made compulsory to display the arms of the reigning monarch in all parish churches.

Inside the main door is a parish chest, believed to date from the late 12th century, hewn out of one tree trunk and banded with iron.

[17] The mediaeval monastic farming centre at Woodford Grange was an extra-parochial area on the south-eastern edge of the village.

In 1895 a severe gale blew down the main chimney, destroying part of the roof and causing other considerable damage.

Using a bequest of nearly £3,000 from Eliza Baker of Bromsgrove (formerly of Seisdon), work was started on the present school building which opened in 1896, a short distance from its predecessor.

[18] The building design, commissioned by the Mander family, was carried out by noted Arts and Crafts style architect Frank Worthington Simon.

On 10 February 1859 the Birmingham Daily Post reported that "On Tuesday last, at the ordinary meeting of the Board of Guardians, Lord Wrottesley in the chair, the contract for the erection of the new workhouse for the Seisdon Union was signed.

"[21] The new Seisdon Poor Law Union workhouse was erected at Awbridge, to the north-east of Trysull, to accommodate 120 inmates, but with enlargement this number rose to 350.

[4] After its closure in 1936, some parts of the building were used by the Ministry of Food as an egg packing station from 1942 during World War II.

In 2009 the hall was closed for 2 months to carry out energy efficiency improvements and to extensively repair and enhance the building and site.

[25] Adjacent to the Village Hall is the little green, a small and characterful grassed triangle formed by the junction of two roads.

[26] Founded in 1951, the Playing Fields were created to provide permanent facilities for outdoor sport, including cricket and football along with a dedicated children's playground.

Sited on a sandstone ridge, north of Church Lane, lies a quarry, largely screened from the surrounding area.

At the south east boundary of the village, a spun concrete pipe works was established, owned by Norcon Ltd.