Frankley, Worcestershire

Description
Frankley, a parish in Worcestershire, on the verge of the county, 2 1/4 miles NW of Northfield station on the M.R., S SE of Halesowen, and 6 NNE of Bromsgrove. It has a station (Rubery) on the Halesowen and King's Norton (G.W. and Midland Joint) railway. Post town and money order office, Birmingham ; telegraph office, Rubery railway station. Acreage, 1934; population, 129. The manor has been in the possession of the Lyttelton family since, the 15th century. The famous lawyer, Sir Thomas Lyttelton, was born in the manor-house, and died here in 1481. The hall was garrisoned in 1642 by Prince Rupert, by whom, when no longer tenable, it was burnt to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentary forces. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £140 with residence. Patron, Viscount Cobham. The church was originally the chapel of the manor-house; it was restored in 1873.