Teme Valley, Western Mixed
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
The Teme Valley lies mostly within north-west Worcestershire, but also stretches into Shropshire and Herefordshire. It is a complex, undulating landscape with rich, red soils derived from the underlying mudstones giving rise to fertile farmlands, and is dissected by the meandering River Teme. The region remains an important fruitgrowing area, the majority of the orchards being located on the warmer, south-facing slopes to the north of the Teme. Less than 1% of the area is urban, 12% is woodland and there are no special designation areas. The Teme Valley is an area with a generally high density of dispersed settlement intermixed with some small villages set within anciently enclosed fields interspersed with woodland.
- Report Number:
- 106/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
