It is bordered by open Staffordshire countryside to the west, Kingswinford to the north, Brierley Hill to the east and Stourbridge to the south.

The path loosely follows the escape of the future Charles II during the Third English Civil War.

[4] He is said to have stopped at a house (which has since been demolished) on the corner of Kinver Street and the main Stourbridge road in Wordsley, during the night following the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, and taken bread and beer for himself and his party of about 60 cavaliers.

One of the most accomplished glasscutters was George Woodall, whose campaign led to the building of the Wordsley School of Art.

The buildings had been extended during its time as a military hospital but it was further expanded afterwards, the final extension being a state-of-the-art maternity unit that opened in 1988.

This replaced the ancient parish church at Kingswinford, which was reopened in 1846, initially as a chapel of ease.

The fine Wordsley School of Art, built in 1899 had fallen into disrepair and was demolished at the end of 2000.

The Broadfield House Glass Museum salvaged two granite plaques which were laid down when the school was completed in 1898 and extended in 1906.

[8] There is concern that this, and other major homes schemes in the area, will lead to much-increased traffic problems on the High Street.

The Stuart's site is earmarked for residential development, which will incorporate some of the historic buildings such as the old flour mill.

The nearest rail station is Stourbridge Town, just under two miles from Wordsley, which is the only station on the Stourbridge Town Branch Line, a branch off the main Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line.

Hagley Camera Club meet at Holy Trinity Church Hall most Tuesday evenings.