Chase Terrace

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Chase Terrace
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St John's Community Church and War Memorial, Chase Terrace
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Chase Terrace
Location within Staffordshire
•  London 128 mi (206 km)  SSE
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Burntwood
Postcode district WS7
Dialling code 01543
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52°41′08″N1°56′17″W / 52.685656°N 1.937968°W / 52.685656; -1.937968

Chase Terrace is a former coal mining village [1] and now a suburb of Burntwood in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. [2] It forms part of the wider Burntwood civil parish and urban area.

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History

The Victoria Pub in Chase Terrace The Victoria in Chase Terrace - geograph.org.uk - 3601967.jpg
The Victoria Pub in Chase Terrace

Chase Terrace was founded in the 1860s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution and multiple coal mines operating in the Cannock Chase area. The village was established as a coal mining village. [3]

However, following closure of the coal mines and the decline in industry, Chase Terrace became a residential area for the town of Burntwood alongside the neighbouring areas of Boney Hay, Burntwood Green, Chasetown, Hammerwich and Sankeys Corner. [4]

Today, it forms the core part of the town centre and one of the four former mining villages of Burntwood which are Boney Hay, Burntwood, Chase Terrace and Chasetown. [5]

Amenities

Burntwood Town Centre is formed by parts of Chase Terrace. Shopping Centre, Chase Terrace - geograph.org.uk - 204633.jpg
Burntwood Town Centre is formed by parts of Chase Terrace.

The main shopping centres in Chase Terrace are located in Burntwood town centre, High Street and Parkhill Road. [6]

Additional shopping is available at the small retail park on High Street which includes a large Morrisons superstore, petrol station, garden centre, McDonald's restaurant, Pasha (Bangladeshi restaurant) and St Giles Charity Shop for hospice care. [7] [8] [9]

Transport

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Chasewater Heaths on the Chasewater Railway near Chase Terrace

Chase Terrace is served by regular buses, operated by both Chaserider and National Express West Midlands. The bus services include:

*Bus Route 8 - Walsall - Lichfield, via Rushall, Pelsall, Brownhills, Chasetown, Chase Terrace and Burntwood. [10]

*Bus Route 60 - Cannock - Lichfield, via Hawks Green, Heath Hayes, Norton Canes, Chase Terrace and Burntwood. [11]

*Bus Route 62 - Cannock - Lichfield, via Hednesford, Hazelslade, Chase Terrace and Burntwood. [12]

The nearest active railway stations are: Shenstone, Lichfield City, Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley Town.

Chase Heaths never had an active railway station, although it was served by numerous mineral railways of the Cannock Chase Railways and Cannock Mineral Railway. [13] It was also served by Hammerwich station on the now-closed South Staffordshire Line between Lichfield, Walsall, Dudley and Stourbridge. [14]

The Chasewater Railway also passes to the west of Chase Terrace, with a station serving the village called "Chasewater Heaths". [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Chase Terrace, Staffordshire (Urban locality)". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Transport, Great Britain: Department for (11 March 2010). High speed rail. The Stationery Office. p. 88. ISBN   978-0-10-178272-2.
  3. ↑ "Burntwood History". Burntwood Town Council. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Home". Burntwood Town Council. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Chase Terrace Community Centre". Burntwood Town Council. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Map of Cannock Road, Burntwood Town Shopping Centre, Chase Terrace, WS7 UK | Cylex Local Search". chase-terrace.cylex-uk.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to your Morrisons Store Finder". my.morrisons.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "McDonald's UK". www.mcdonalds.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Home | Pasha". pasha-burntwood.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "8 - Walsall - Lichfield". bustimes.org. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "60 - Cannock - Lichfield". bustimes.org. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "62 - Cannock - Lichfield". bustimes.org. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Mineral Railways of Cannock Chase". Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "South Staffordshire Railway". Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Chasewater Heaths Station - Chasewater Railway". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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