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The village itself is named Upper Arley (also historically Over Arley<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17612/17612-h/17612-h.htm Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway, by J. Randall 1863]</ref><ref>[http://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/2016/05/03/the-first-ever-map-of-shropshire-up-for-sale/ 1579 map of Shropshire on the Shropshire Star web site]</ref>), which differentiates it from the similarly named, but differently spelled Areley Kings less than six miles away near Stourport.
Until 1895 Arley, including the railway, was part of a narrow neck of Staffordshire bounded on three sides by Shropshire and Worcestershire until it was moved to Worcestershire<ref>[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp5-10 "Parishes: Upper Arley", British History Online] (Retrieved 12 December 2019)</ref><ref>[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/UpperArley Upper Arley, UK and Ireland Geneology)] (Retrieved 12 December 2019)</ref>.
[http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=318 Photos at Arley, showing station building, signalbox & gardens]
