Brereton, Staffordshire

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Brereton
Location within Staffordshire
Population6,538 (civil parish.2011) [1]
OS grid reference SK053164
  London 125 miles (201 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RUGELEY
Postcode district WS15
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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Staffordshire
52°44′44″N1°55′22″W / 52.7456°N 1.9227°W / 52.7456; -1.9227

Brereton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brereton and Ravenhill, in the Cannock Chase district, in the county of Staffordshire, England.

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History

The village was previously a mining community, with several mines in the Brereton area. The Leahall Mine was the largest and last to close of the local mines, all of which have now ceased to operate. Recently part of the mine area has been redeveloped as the Towers Business Park, set around the Towers Point building. A 2,300-home housing development is now planned for the Leahall site. On the site a new secondary school, commercial facilities, riverside park and sporting facilities are to be included.[ citation needed ]

In the village

There are several churches within the village. The Brereton Methodist Church, built in 1809, was the first church building in Brereton. There is also the Church of St. Michael's (Church of England).

Civil parish

Brereton was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Rugeley, [2] from 1894 Brereton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Rugeley. [3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 3329. [4] On 1 April 1988 a new parish was formed, on 8 September 1988 the new parish was renamed to "Brereton & Ravenhill". [5] At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 6,524, increasing to 6,538 at the 2011 Census. [1]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Civil Parish population 2015" . Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "History of Brereton, in Cannock Chase and Staffordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. "Relationships and changes Brereton CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. "Population statistics Brereton CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. "Cannock Chase Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 18 February 2023.