Kinver

Coordinates: 52°26′56″N 2°13′41″W / 52.4488°N 2.2280°W / 52.4488; -2.2280

Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England. It is in the far south-west of the county, at the end of the narrow finger of land surrounded by the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. The nearest towns are Stourbridge in the West Midlands, and Kidderminster in Worcestershire. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal passes through, running close to the course of the meandering River Stour. According to the 2011 census Kinver ward had a population of 7,225.

The village today

The village has three schools: Foley Infant School, Brindley Heath Junior School and Kinver High School. The Infant school rings the home time bell 15 minutes before the Junior or High Schools. This is to allow the parents collecting children from both sites to cover the three quarters of a mile journey.

Kinver Edge comprises 280 acres of land owned by the National Trust and open to the public. To the south of this (in Worcestershire) is Kingsford Country Park. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal which runs through the parish is popular with boaters, particularly in the summer months.

Kinver (band)

Kinver is an English folk-pop act whose début album The Stone House was officially released on August 19, 2013. The album was made available for download a few months prior to this in March 2013. The Stone House was recorded in Sutton St. Nicholas in Herefordshire, and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth throughout 2012.

It contains ten original songs which are as follows:

The album was produced by Matt Butler (who has previously worked with many well known musicians including Sir Paul McCartney) and mixed by Jon Kelly (who produced albums by Kate Bush).

The Stone House has been described in reviews as 'an album with an emotional pull and lyrical depth' and 'unashamedly considered, mature, reserved even and all the better for it'

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