It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Wiuert(h)estuna" and on John Speed’s 1610 map as "Wiuerston".

The village sign as shown in the photograph was made by Brian Brookes from Wyverstone.

Wyverstone used to have the Plough pub, a mid 16th building on Mill Road, but it closed in the 1960s and is now a Grade II private dwelling.

The Old School House, built in 1869 but closed in 1963, was purchased by the Parish Council to act as the village hall.

There is a fine example of a Grade II listed Tudor public building which has been restored as part of the conversion of barns adjacent to Lodge Farm into a residential home named Guildhall Place.