River Penk
Contents
- River Penk
- The source
- Perton
- Around the edge of the city to Pendeford Mill
- Pendeford to Somerford, countryside and mills
- Somerford, Stretton and Cuttlestone Bridges
- Penkridge, mills and transport
- A close encounter with the M6 motorway
- Acton Bridge, Radford Meadows and the Stafford floodplain
- Tributaries
- Moat Brook
- Waterhead Brook
- Saredon Brook
- Whiston Brook
River Penk
The source
The river has its source in Penk Rise Park behind the Bird in Hand in Tettenhall Wood and flows towards Perton.Perton
Pools were created on the marshy land to improve drainage on the former WW2 airfield at Perton, Staffordshire, enabling a major post-war housing development.Crossing the Wergs Road at Tettenhall there are further fishing pools.
Around the edge of the city to Pendeford Mill
The river skirts the edge of Wolverhampton passing under the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and behind the former Boulton and Paul aircraft factory.Escaping the Battle of Worcester in 1651 King Charles II had a rendezvous near Pendeford Mill on his journey between Boscobel and Moseley Old Hall.
Pendeford to Somerford, countryside and mills
Heading north the river passes beside the settlements of Coven and Brewood.Somerford, Stretton and Cuttlestone Bridges
The river continues flowing northwards and is crossed by ancient east/west trackways.A bridge at Somerford(stone bridge)is recorded as having been repaired in 1605 and the current bridge was built in 1796.
The Roman Road, the Watling Street, crosses the river at Stretton. The Roman camp at Pennocrvcium was located nearby to control the crossing point on the river. Once across the river the roads led to Deva(Chester)and Viroconium(Shrewsbury). The current bridge is a Thomas Telford design from 1830s when the A5 Holyhead Road was improved.
The earliest recorded bridge at Cuttlestone dates from 1225 and the current bridge from the 17th or 18th century.
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