Upper Arley

Upper Arley (grid reference SO765805) is a village and civil parish near Kidderminster in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England.

It passed down his family, who held the title Earl of March until 1448 when Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York sold it.

There are a number of subtle references or in-jokes to this legacy on the estate — a large redwood tree of the Wellingtonia variety stands very much out-of-place at the entrance to the manor house of Arley House, as does one by the footbridge across the River Severn in the village; and the estate buildings, be they commercial or residential, are coloured green and cream, the corporate colours of the Wellington companies.

By 2000 and the death of Roger Turner, part of his private park was opened to the public as Arley Arboretum.

Symbolically, Turner lies buried in the churchyard and next to the gate leading to the Arboretum and Arley House.