Henley-in-Arden (additionally referred to as merely Henley) is a village in Warwickshire, England. The name is a recommendation to the former Forest of Arden. In the 2001 census the community had a population of 2,011, raising to 2,074 at the 2011 census. Henley is known for its selection of historic structures, some of which go back to middle ages times, and also its wide variety of managed architectural designs. The one-mile-long (1.6 km) High Street is a sanctuary. Henley-in-Arden is around 9 miles west of the county town of Warwick, 15 miles southeast of Birmingham, 9 miles east of Redditch and also 9 miles north of Stratford upon Avon (where the road in between Stratford and Henley was named Henley Street1). It is located in a valley of the River Alne, which divides Henley from the nearby settlement of Beaudesert. Henley and Beaudesert properly create a single entity, and share a joint church council, although Beaudesert is a different civil church. The community lies at a crossroads between the A3400 and the A4189 roadways and is the starting factor for the round Arden Way path. It likewise lies on the Heart of England Means. Henley Sidings is a nature reserve taken care of by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.