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History

1066 - 1500

1066 - 1500

Farmland Read more

Published: 27th June, 2018

Updated: 14th January, 2025

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1500 - 1900

1500 - 1900

The Warley Hall Estate Read more

Published: 27th June, 2018

Updated: 14th January, 2025

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1900 - 2004

1900 - 2004

The People's Park is created Read more

Published: 27th June, 2018

Updated: 14th January, 2025

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2004 to today: The Trust's Management

2004 to today: The Trust's Management

What the Trust has achieved. Read more

Published: 29th June, 2018

Updated: 16th April, 2026

Author: Viv Cole

A Guide to our History Trail

A Guide to our History Trail

A guide to all the locations in one place Read more

Published: 29th May, 2026

Author: Viv Cole

A Walk Around The Abbey

A Walk Around The Abbey

A short guided walk around our lost landmark Read more

Published: 22nd November, 2023

Updated: 8th July, 2025

Author: Viv Cole

An oral history of Warley Woods

An oral history of Warley Woods

History as told by local residents Read more

Published: 30th April, 2018

Updated: 16th September, 2024

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Golf Centenary Leaflet

Golf Centenary Leaflet

The history of our golf course Read more

Published: 29th April, 2021

Updated: 2nd February, 2026

Author: Viv Cole

Humphry Repton

Humphry Repton

Humphry Repton, landscape gardener designed the parkland at Warley Woods for Samuel Galton Junior. Read more

Published: 30th April, 2018

Updated: 12th November, 2025

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Humphry Repton, Samuel Galton Junior and Warley Woods

Humphry Repton, Samuel Galton Junior and Warley Woods

Information about these key historical figures in the history of Warley Woods. Read more

Published: 12th October, 2018

Updated: 16th September, 2024

Author: Viv Cole

The Demolition of Warley Abbey

The Demolition of Warley Abbey

....and why it took so long Read more

Published: 27th August, 2024

Updated: 24th October, 2024

Author: Kate Slade

The Journey of the Wilderness

The Journey of the Wilderness

Delve a little deeper into the history of the Wilderness, where did it all start and where is it going? Read more

Published: 29th July, 2021

Updated: 11th July, 2024

Author: Doug Barber

Who lived at Warley Abbey?

Who lived at Warley Abbey?

150 years at the centre of Warley Woods Read more

Published: 13th August, 2025

Updated: 29th January, 2026

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