Cheslyn Hay

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Cheslyn Hay
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Salem Church, Cheslyn Hay a prominent landmark in the village
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Cheslyn Hay
Location within Staffordshire
Population7,293 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SJ976069
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WALSALL
Postcode district WS6
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°39′37″N2°02′11″W / 52.66041°N 2.03642°W / 52.66041; -2.03642

Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is 3 miles south of Cannock, 10 miles north of Walsall, 9 miles northeast of Wolverhampton, and 13 miles south of Stafford. The village forms a built-up area with the villages and areas of Great Wyrley, Landywood, and Churchbridge.

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History

During the 19th century, the area was known colloquially as the Wyrley Bank (in the local dialect Wyrley Bonk).

Before World War II there was a cinema at the top of Rosemary Road, on the site much later occupied by Barts Motors, later converted into a bungalow and hair salon. The housing stock has grown significantly in each post-war decade, with suburban expansion into surrounding fields.

Cheslyn Hay became part of an investigation into the unsolved murder in 1993 of Kuwaiti businessman Adnan al Sane, when his battered severed head was found there having been thrown into the playing field of the then High School. The victim, whose body was found in Manchester, had no connection with this area and despite his successful identification, the murderers were never traced. [2]

Business and industry

Station Street is the main street with some small shops. A major employer in the village is B.S. Eaton Ltd, a manufacturer of concrete products who operates a fleet of distinctive orange trucks. Another large employer is PP Control & Automation Ltd, a manufacturer of automation machinery.

Education

The old Primary School was situated on the site bounded by Hatherton Street, Pinfold Lane, Hill Street, and High Street. It was constructed circa 1883 and demolished in the 1990s and the land was used for new housing. An additional modern building on the opposite side of Pinfold Lane was used for school meals and a gym.

The village is now served by two primary schools (Glenthorne Primary School and Cheslyn Hay Primary School) and by one secondary school, Cheslyn Hay Academy.

Notable residents

Schools

There are three local schools in Cheslyn Hay:

Public Transport

Rail

Landywood railway station, which opened in 1989, is the nearest station. Previously the village was served by Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station which closed in 1965. Until 1 January 1916, the LNWR also operated a halt at nearby Landywood.

Landywood station provides services south to Birmingham New Street and north to Rugeley Trent Valley. It is currently operated by the West Midlands Railway franchise.

Buses

Cheslyn Hay acts as a hub to Cannock, Bloxwich, Walsall, Stafford and Wolverhampton. There are two services operated by Chaserider:

These services were previously operated by Arriva Midlands. Select Bus began operating service 71 following Arriva axing the service while D&G Bus began operating services 2 & 70 in January 2021 following the acquisition of Arriva's Cannock depot.

In May 2021, Chaserider announced a number of service changes which came into effect on 21 June 2021. [3] This saw service 71 operated by Chaserider, service 70 to serve New Cross Hospital before Wolverhampton and service 74 extended hourly to Walsall. The 74 extension was curtailed back to Cannock and replaced by 1A serving Cannock and Walsall via Leamore, but this was later withdrawn due to low usage. Service 70 and 71 continue to provide a half-hourly link to Cannock.

Select Bus operates school services 67S and 71A that run during term time to Cheslyn Hay Academy. Chaserider Service 70 also calls in at the school twice daily.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Keeling, Neal (24 May 2020). "The billionaire, the car dealer, and the bookseller – and the violent tragedy that links all three". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Annual Review, Awards and Quiz of the Year 2021". BusAndTrainUser. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.


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