Bangley

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Bangley
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Bangley Park, Bangley
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Bangley
Location within Staffordshire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TAMWORTH
Postcode district B78
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Staffordshire
52°36′58″N1°44′02″W / 52.616175°N 1.733789°W / 52.616175; -1.733789

Bangley is a hamlet [1] in the Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England. It is close to the town of Fazeley and village of Mile Oak where it forms part of the civil parish of Fazeley.

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History

Bangley was once a township and constituent part of the town of Fazeley. [2] It remains part of the parish of Fazeley and is centred around different parts of Bangley such as:

*Lower Bangley [3] [4] - This small part of Bangley is made up "Lower Bangley Farm" and farm fields. [5]

*Bangley Park [6] [7] - Historically a part of the manor of Drayton Bassett, which was owned by the Peel family.

Amenities

Today, Bangley is mostly made up of residential estates and small businesses, with the nearby amenities being in nearby Mile Oak, Fazeley, Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield.

HS2 Works

Directly south of Bangley, is the ongoing-High Speed 2 rail works on Sutton Road. [8] This is currently under construction to complete a link between Birmingham International to Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly via a new rail link via Fazeley and Lichfield to the West Coast Main Line. [9]

Transport

Bagley is served by a regular bus service, operated by Arriva named "Sapphire" (Route 110). It serves the hamlet near both "French Avenue", "George Avenue" and "Gainsborough Drive". [10] The nearest railway station is Wilnecote in nearby Wilnecote.

References

  1. ↑ Council, Staffordshire County. "WHITE'S HISTORY, GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE, 1851". cdn.staffordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ GENUKI. "Genuki: Fazeley, Staffordshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lower Bangley photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Free property report Lower Bangley Farm, Bangley Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3ED - Chimnie". www.chimnie.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Live, Lichfield (2 August 2025). "Agricultural buildings could be converted for residential use". Lichfield Live®. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bangley Park photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Very Early Detailed Victorian Old Map of Bangley Park Staffordshire Sj 94 14, , (1805-1845) | ARCHI UK". www.archiuk.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Horner, Nick (7 February 2024). "Main road faces seven weeks of closures for HS2 works". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Project rescoping: Phase Two cancellation". HS2. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Mile Oak, Staffs – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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