Elmhurst, Staffordshire

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Elmhurst
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Population313  [1]
OS grid reference SK109123
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District
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LICHFIELD
Postcode district WS13
Dialling code 01543
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Elmhurst is a small village in Curborough and Elmhurst civil parish within Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies approximately 1.5 miles north of Lichfield.

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The village is rural in nature, consisting of a few farms and a small number of private houses. It was once the site of Elmhurst Hall, a large country residence which hosted King Edward VII when he visited Lichfield for the centenary of the Staffordshire Yeomanry in 1894.

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References

  1. "Visit Lichfield - Curborough & Elmhurst". January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[ permanent dead link ]

Coordinates: 52°42′25″N1°49′59″W / 52.707°N 1.833°W / 52.707; -1.833