Kinver

Kinver
Kinver
Location within Staffordshire
Population7,225 (Kinver Ward)
(2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSO845835
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStourbridge
Postcode districtDY7
Dialling code01384
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Kinver is a large village in the District of South Staffordshire in 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, West Midlands, Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth, Shropshire. 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.